철갑상어

Korean
철갑상어 (cheolgapsang-eo)

Etymology

Literally "armored shark." From 철갑 (鐵甲, cheolgap, “armor”) + 상어 (沙魚, sang-eo).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɭɡa̠ps͈a̠ŋʌ̹]
  • Phonetic Hangul[철갑쌍어]
Revised Romanization? cheolgapsang-eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)? cheolgabsang-eo
McCune–Reischauer? ch'ŏlgapsangŏ
Yale Romanization? chelkapqsang.e

Noun

철갑상어 • (cheolgapsang-eo) (hanja 鐵甲沙魚)

  1. The Chinese sturgeon, Acipenser sinensis.

References
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-12), “철갑상어”, in 표준국어대사전‎
  • 김, 익수; 박종영 (2002) 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN
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