자치

Korean

Etymology

From 자 (ja, “a unit of length”) + -치 (chi), a suffix often found in fish names.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕa̠t͡ɕʰi]
  • Phonetic Hangul[자치]
Revised Romanization? jachi
Revised Romanization (translit.)? jachi
McCune–Reischauer? chach'i
Yale Romanization? cachi

Noun

자치 • (jachi)

  1. The Korean taimen, Hucho ishikawae.
  2. Any fish of a similar length.

Synonyms
  • 전장어 (jeonjang-eo)

References
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-22), “자치”, in 표준국어대사전‎
  • 김, 익수; 박종영 (2002), “자치”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 288
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