Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 死海

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ɦɛ] ~ [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ɦe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Sahae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Sahae
McCune–Reischauer?Sahae
Yale Romanization?sāhay

Proper noun

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사해 (Sahae) (hanja 死海)

  1. Dead Sea (a highly saline lake in Israel, Palestine and Jordan)