어백

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 魚白, from 魚 (“fish”) + 白 (“white”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ʌ̹bɛk̚] ~ [ʌ̹be̞k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [어백/어벡]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?eobaek
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?eobaeg
    McCune–Reischauer?ŏbaek
    Yale Romanization?epayk

    Noun

    어백 • (eobaek) (hanja 魚白)

    1. milt (the seminal fluid of fish), soft roe
      Synonym: (rare) 이리 (iri)
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