상어

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 沙魚. Note that Middle Chinese 魚 (MC ŋɨʌ) had the consonant /ŋ/ as an initial, and 상어 (sang-eo) is rather 사 (沙, sa) + ㅇ어 (魚, -ng eo).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[sʰa̠ŋʌ̹]
  • Phonetic Hangul[상어]
Revised Romanization? sang-eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)? sang-eo
McCune–Reischauer? sangŏ
Yale Romanization? sang.e

Noun

상어 • (sang-eo) (counter 마리, hanja 沙魚)

  1. shark
  • 철갑상어 (cheolgapsang-eo, “sturgeon”)
  • 상어피 (sang-eopi, “sharkskin”)
  • 백상아리 (baeksang-ari, “great white shark”)
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