간유

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 肝油 (“liver oil”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)ɲu]
    • Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)뉴]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?ganyu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gan'yu
    McCune–Reischauer?kanyu
    Yale Romanization?kān.yu

    Noun

    간유 • (ganyu) (hanja 肝油)

    1. (cod-)liver oil

    Synonyms

    • 어간유 (魚肝油, eoganyu, “cod liver oil”)
    • (North Korea) 물고기기름 (mulgogigireum)
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