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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