전기뱀장어

Korean

Etymology

From 전기(電氣) (jeon'gi, “electricity”) +‎ 뱀장어 (baemjang'eo, “Japanese eel”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)nɡibɛmd͡ʑa̠(ː)ŋʌ̹] ~ [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)nɡibe̞md͡ʑa̠(ː)ŋʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)기뱀장(ː)어/전(ː)기벰장(ː)어]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeon'gibaemjang'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongibaemjang'eo
McCune–Reischauer?chŏn'gibaemjangŏ
Yale Romanization?cēnkipaymcānge

Noun

전기뱀장어 • (jeon'gibaemjang'eo)

  1. electric eel
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