"물고기" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [muɭk͈o̞ɡi] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: mulgogi [romanization], 믉고기 [alternative, Early, Modern], 믌고기 [alternative, Early, Modern], 뭀고기 [alternative]
Etymology: First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 믌〮고기〮 (Yale: múl-s kwòkí). 물 (mul, “water”) + -ㅅ- (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) + 고기 (gogi, “fish”). Etymology templates: {{ko-etym-native|ggb|믌〮고기〮|múl-s kwòkí}} First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 믌〮고기〮 (Yale: múl-s kwòkí)., {{compound|ko|물|-ㅅ-|고기|pos2=genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant|t1=water|t3=fish}} 물 (mul, “water”) + -ㅅ- (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) + 고기 (gogi, “fish”) Head templates: {{ko-noun}} 물고기 • (mulgogi)
  1. fish (as living animals) Synonyms: 고기, 어류 (alt: 魚類) [formal] Derived forms: 물고기떡 (mulgogitteok) (english: fishcake), 물고기자리 (mulgogijari) (english: Pisces), 민물고기 (minmulgogi) (english: fresh water fish), 잔물고기 (janmulgogi)

Alternative forms

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      ]
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    }
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}

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