Of native Korean origin.
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Revised Romanization? | chamchi |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | chamchi |
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McCune–Reischauer? | ch'amch'i |
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Yale Romanization? | chamchi |
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참치 • (chamchi)
- tuna (fish or meat)
- (specifically) bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus)
- Synonym: 다랑어 (darang'eo)
- Short for 참치방어 (chamchibang'eo): rainbow runner (Elagatis bipinnulata)
Sino-Korean word from 參差.
Romanizations |
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Revised Romanization? | chamchi |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | chamchi |
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McCune–Reischauer? | ch'amch'i |
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Yale Romanization? | chamchi |
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참치 • (chamchi) (hanja 參差)
- Root of 참치하다 (chamchihada, “to be uneven, to be irregular”). Rarely used alone.