해삼

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 海蔘

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    해삼 • (haesam) (hanja 海蔘)

    1. sea cucumber
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