메기

Korean

메기 catfish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology

First attested in the Beonyeok Bak Tongsa (飜譯朴通事 / 번역박통사), before 1517, as Middle Korean 메유기 (Yale: meyyuki).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈme̞(ː)ɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [메(ː)기]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	megi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	megi
McCune–Reischauer?	megi
Yale Romanization?	mēyki

Noun

메기 • (megi)

1. catfish, especially the Amur catfish (Silurus asotus).

Derived terms

• 유럽메기 (yureommegi, “wels catfish”)

Related terms

• 미유기 (miyugi, “Far Eastern catfish”)

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 22 (last accessed)) “메기 [megi]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎^[1]
• 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “메기 [megi]”, in 한국의 민물고기 [han'gugui minmulgogi], Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 247