해면

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 海綿.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    해면 • (haemyeon) (hanja 海綿)

    1. sponge (marine invertebrate with a porous skeleton)

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 海面.

      Pronunciation

      • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [hɛmjʌ̹n] ~ [he̞mjʌ̹n]
      • Phonetic hangul: [해면/헤면]
      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?haemyeon
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?haemyeon
      McCune–Reischauer?haemyŏn
      Yale Romanization?haymyen

      Noun

      해면 • (haemyeon) (hanja 海面)

      1. (oceanography) sea level; sea surface
        Synonym: 해수면(海水面) (haesumyeon)
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