대두어

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 大頭魚. Literally "big-headed fish." From 대두(大頭) (daedu, “big head”) +‎ 어(魚) (eo, “fish”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)duʌ̹] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)duʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)두어/데(ː)두어]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daedueo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daedueo
McCune–Reischauer?taeduŏ
Yale Romanization?tāytwue

Noun

대두어 • (daedueo) (hanja 大頭魚)

  1. The bighead carp, Aristichthys nobilis.
  2. The cod (more commonly 대구).
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