jeju
/ˈd͡ʒɛd͡ʒu/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A South American (Amazonian) erythrinid fish, Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus (formerly sometimes Erythrinus unitaeniatus).
name
An island, province, and city in South Korea.
name
An endangered language, sometimes considered a dialect of the Korean language, spoken on the island.
noun
An ethnic group native to the island.
Example Sentences
- "Finally he sent the jeju (Erythrinus unitaeniatus; these fish are covered with a slippery phlegm), which pushed the man out ..."
- "In the jeju, the swim bladder has a respiratory function, while in the aruana it is an hydrostatic organ. Both are physostomes, and the swim bladder is divided into 2 chambers whose walls are made up of 3 enveloping membranes or mantles."
- "The jeju (Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus) is a facultative air-breathing fish that utilizes a modified swim bladder as an ..."
- "A United States nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Annapolis, arrived in southwest South Korea’s Jeju island, just three days after another American submersible departed from the southeastern Busan port amid an escalation of regional tensions and the upcoming 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War. The USS Annapolis has arrived in Jeju to load supplies, a spokesperson for South Korea’s navy, Jang Do-young, said at a press conference on Monday."
Etymology
From Tupian.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ^제주(濟州)
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Places.