Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 海軍, from (sea, ocean) + (military).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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해군 (haegun) (hanja 海軍)

  1. navy