모샘치

Korean

Etymology

Contains the suffix -치 (-chi, “thing”), often found in fish names.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mo̞sʰɛmt͡ɕʰi] ~ [mo̞sʰe̞mt͡ɕʰi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [모샘치/모셈치]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mosaemchi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mosaemchi
McCune–Reischauer?mosaemch'i
Yale Romanization?mosaymchi

Noun

모샘치 • (mosaemchi)

  1. A Siberian gudgeon, Gobio cynocephalus.
  2. A gudgeon, Gobio gobio.

References
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 16 (last accessed)) “모샘치 [mosaemchi]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎
  • 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “모샘치”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 124
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