무지개송어

Korean

Etymology

무지개 (mujigae, “rainbow”) +‎ 송어(松魚) (song'eo, “masu salmon”). Calque of English rainbow trout.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mud͡ʑiɡɛsʰo̞ŋʌ̹] ~ [mud͡ʑiɡe̞sʰo̞ŋʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [무지개송어/무지게송어]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mujigaesong'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mujigaesong'eo
McCune–Reischauer?mujigaesongŏ
Yale Romanization?mucikaysonge

Noun

무지개송어 • (mujigaesong'eo) (hanja 무지개松魚)

  1. rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
    Synonym: (North Korea) 칠색송어(七色松魚) (chilsaeksong'eo)
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