물고기

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Compound of 물 (mul, “water”) +‎ 고기 (gogi, “meat”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[muɭk͈o̞ɡi]
  • Phonetic Hangul[물꼬기]
Revised Romanization? mulgogi
Revised Romanization (translit.)? mulgogi
McCune–Reischauer? mulkogi
Yale Romanization? mulqkoki

Noun

물고기 • (mulgogi)

  1. fish (animal)

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • 민물고기 (minmulgogi, “fresh water fish”)
  • 잔물고기 (janmulgogi)
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