낚시

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 낛 (Yale: naks). Related to 낚다 (nakda, “to hook”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠kɕ͈i]
• Phonetic hangul: [낙씨]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	naksi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nakksi
McCune–Reischauer?	naksi
Yale Romanization?	nakksi

Noun

낚시 • (naksi)

1. (fishing) angling, fishing with hook and line
2. fishing equipment
3. a fishhook

Derived terms

• 낚시대 (naksidae, “fishing rod”)
• 낚시질 (naksijil, “fishing; angling”)
• 낚시하다 (naksihada)
• 낚싯바늘 (naksitbaneul, “fishing hook”)

Related terms

• 어부 (eobu)