은연어

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from (silver) + 鰱魚 (chum salmon).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?eunnyeoneo
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?eun'yeon'eo
    McCune–Reischauer?ŭnnyŏnŏ
    Yale Romanization?unnyen.e

    Noun

    은연어 • (eunyeoneo) (hanja 銀鰱魚)

    South Korean
    Standard Language
    은연어 (eunyeoneo)
    North Korean
    Standard Language
    은송어 (eunsong'eo)
    1. the coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch

    References

    • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (22 January 2007 (last accessed)), “은연어 [eunyeoneo]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎[1]
    • 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002), “은연어”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 285