Korean edit

Etymology edit

From (soe-, variant affix form of , "small") +‎ 돌고래 (dolgorae, dolphin).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰwe̞do̞ɭɡo̞ɾɛ] ~ [sʰø̞do̞ɭɡo̞ɾɛ] ~ [sʰwe̞do̞ɭɡo̞ɾe̞] ~ [sʰø̞do̞ɭɡo̞ɾe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [///]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?soedolgorae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?soedolgolae
McCune–Reischauer?soedolgorae
Yale Romanization?soytol.kolay

Noun edit

쇠돌고래 (soedolgorae)

  1. porpoise
  2. harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena).