Korean edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • (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 edit

대왕고래 (daewanggorae)

  1. blue whale