해달

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 海獺, from 海 (“sea”) + 獺 (“otter”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)da̠ɭ] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)da̠ɭ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)달/헤(ː)달]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?haedal
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?haedal
    McCune–Reischauer?haedal
    Yale Romanization?hāytal

    Noun

    해달 • (haedal) (hanja 海獺)

    1. sea otter
    • 수달 (sudal, “river otter”)
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