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