해태

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)tʰɛ] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)tʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)태/헤(ː)테]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	haetae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	haetae
McCune–Reischauer?	haet'ae
Yale Romanization?	hāy.thay

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 海苔, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 海苔(のり) (nori).

Noun

해태 • (haetae) (hanja 海苔)

1. laver, dried seaweed, nori

   Synonym: 김 (gim)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 獬豸.

Noun

해태 • (haetae) (hanja 獬豸)

1. (mythology) xiezhi or foo dog

   Synonym: 해치(獬豸) (haechi)