해마

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 海馬, from 海 (“sea”) + 馬 (“horse”)

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    해마 • (haema) (hanja 海馬)

    1. sea horse (fish), i.e., the genus Hippocampus
    2. sea horse (mammal), i.e., walrus

    Derived terms

    • 해마체(海馬綵) (haemache, “hippocampus (anatomy)”)

    See also

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