심해
Korean edit
Etymology 1 edit
Sino-Korean word from 深海, from 深 (“deep”) + 海 (“sea”)
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)mɦɛ] ~ [ˈɕʰi(ː)mɦe̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [심(ː)해/심(ː)헤]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | simhae |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | simhae |
McCune–Reischauer? | simhae |
Yale Romanization? | sīmhay |
Noun edit
- (marine biology) the non-photic zone of the ocean, beginning at 200 meters below sea level
- (oceanography) the deep sea, beginning at 2000 meters below sea level
- (non-technical) a deep sea
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)mɦɛ] ~ [ˈɕʰi(ː)mɦe̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [심(ː)해/심(ː)헤]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
---|---|
Revised Romanization? | simhae |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | simhae |
McCune–Reischauer? | simhae |
Yale Romanization? | sīmhay |
Adjective edit
심해 • (simhae)
- Infinitive of 심하다 (simhada, “to be excessive”)