대왕고래

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Korean

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Etymology

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From 대왕 (daewang, great king) +‎ 고래 (gorae, whale).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)wa̠ŋɡo̞ɾɛ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)wa̠ŋɡo̞ɾe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daewanggorae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daewanggolae
McCune–Reischauer?taewanggorae
Yale Romanization?tāywangkolay

Noun

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대왕고래 (daewanggorae)

  1. blue whale