잉어

Korean
잉어

Etymology

First recorded in the Hunmong Jahoe, 1527, as 리어 (鯉魚). Subsequently 닝어. Includes the hanja suffix 어 (魚,  , “fish”). Note that 魚 had the consonant /ŋ/ as an initial, and 잉어 is rather 이 (鯉) + ㅇ어 (魚).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈiːŋʌ̹]
  • Phonetic Hangul[잉:어]
Revised Romanization? ing-eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)? ing-eo
McCune–Reischauer? ingŏ
Yale Romanization? īng.e

Noun

잉어 • (ing-eo)

  1. carp (fish) in general.
  2. The common carp, Cyprinus carpio carpio.

References
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-16), “잉어”, in 표준국어대사전‎
  • 김, 익수; 박종영 (2002), “잉어”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 52
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