칠성장어

Korean

Etymology

From 칠성 (七星, chilseong, “Ursa major”) and 장어 (長魚, jang'eo, “eel”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰiɭs͈ʌ̹ŋd͡ʑa̠ŋʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [칠썽장어]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chilseongjang'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chilseongjang'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ilssŏngjangŏ
Yale Romanization?	chilqsengcange

Noun

칠성장어 • (chilseongjang'eo) (hanja 七星長魚)

1. The Arctic lamprey, Lampetra japonica.

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 12 (last accessed)) “칠성장어 [chilseongjang'eo]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎^[1]
• 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “칠성장어”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 30