환도상어

Korean

Etymology

환도(環刀) (hwando, “curved sword”) +‎ 상어 (sang'eo, “shark”). The elongated caudal fin of thresher sharks is similar in shape to a curved Korean sword.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠ndo̞sʰa̠ŋʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [환도상어]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwandosang'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwandosang'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	hwandosangŏ
Yale Romanization?	hwantosange

Noun

환도상어 • (hwandosang'eo)

1. A thresher shark, especially the pelagic thresher (Alopias pelagicus).

Derived terms

• 큰눈환도상어 (keunnunhwandosang'eo, “bigeye thresher”)
• 흰배환도상어 (huinbaehwandosang'eo, “Atlantic thresher”)