붕어

Korean
붕어

Etymology

First recorded in the Hunmong Jahoe, 1527, as 부어 (鮒魚). Includes the hanja suffix 어 (魚, eo, “fish”). Note that 魚 had the consonant /ŋ/ as an initial, and 붕어 is rather 부 (鮒) + ㅇ어 (魚).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈpuːŋʌ̹]
  • Phonetic Hangul[붕:어]
Revised Romanization? bung-eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)? bung-eo
McCune–Reischauer? pungŏ
Yale Romanization? pūng.e

Noun

붕어 • (bung-eo)

  1. The crucian carp, Carassius carassius.

Derived terms
  • 붕어빵 (bung-eoppang, “fish-shaped bean-filled pastry”)

References
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-16), “붕어”, in 표준국어대사전‎
  • 김, 익수; 박종영 (2002), “붕어”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 55
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