뱀장어 in Korean

IPA: [ˈpɛ(ː)md͡ʑa̠ŋʌ̹] [SK-Standard, Seoul], [ˈpe̞(ː)md͡ʑa̠ŋʌ̹] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: baemjang'eo [romanization], 뱀長魚 [hanja] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Literally "snake eel." From 뱀 (baem, “snake”) + 장어(長魚) (jang'eo, “eel”). Etymology templates: {{com|ko|뱀|장어(長魚)|t1=snake|t2=eel}} 뱀 (baem, “snake”) + 장어(長魚) (jang'eo, “eel”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=뱀長魚}} 뱀장어 • (baemjang'eo) (hanja 뱀長魚)

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "뱀",
        "3": "장어(長魚)",
        "t1": "snake",
        "t2": "eel"
      },
      "expansion": "뱀 (baem, “snake”) + 장어(長魚) (jang'eo, “eel”)",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally \"snake eel.\" From 뱀 (baem, “snake”) + 장어(長魚) (jang'eo, “eel”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "baemjang'eo",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "뱀長魚",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "hanja": "뱀長魚"
      },
      "expansion": "뱀장어 • (baemjang'eo) (hanja 뱀長魚)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
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        },
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ko",
          "name": "Eels",
          "orig": "ko:Eels",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica"
      ],
      "id": "en-뱀장어-ko-noun-Loza2aIT",
      "links": [
        [
          "Japanese eel",
          "Japanese eel"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpɛ(ː)md͡ʑa̠ŋʌ̹]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpe̞(ː)md͡ʑa̠ŋʌ̹]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "뱀(ː)장어"
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "벰(ː)장어"
    }
  ],
  "word": "뱀장어"
}

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "뱀",
        "3": "장어(長魚)",
        "t1": "snake",
        "t2": "eel"
      },
      "expansion": "뱀 (baem, “snake”) + 장어(長魚) (jang'eo, “eel”)",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally \"snake eel.\" From 뱀 (baem, “snake”) + 장어(長魚) (jang'eo, “eel”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "baemjang'eo",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "뱀長魚",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "hanja": "뱀長魚"
      },
      "expansion": "뱀장어 • (baemjang'eo) (hanja 뱀長魚)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)",
        "Korean compound terms",
        "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
        "Korean lemmas",
        "Korean nouns",
        "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable",
        "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
        "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ko:Eels"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Japanese eel",
          "Japanese eel"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpɛ(ː)md͡ʑa̠ŋʌ̹]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpe̞(ː)md͡ʑa̠ŋʌ̹]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "뱀(ː)장어"
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "벰(ː)장어"
    }
  ],
  "word": "뱀장어"
}

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"뱀장어" meaning in Korean

Noun