해달

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 海獺, from (sea) + (otter)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)da̠ɭ] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)da̠ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • 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

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해달 (haedal) (hanja 海獺)

  1. sea otter
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  • 수달 (sudal, “river otter”)