사해

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 死海

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ɦɛ] ~ [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ɦe̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)해/사(ː)헤]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Sahae
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Sahae
    McCune–Reischauer?Sahae
    Yale Romanization?sāhay

    Proper noun

    사해 • (Sahae) (hanja 死海)

    1. Dead Sea (a highly saline lake in Israel, Palestine and Jordan)
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