Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 海獺, from (sea) + (otter)

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

해달 (haedal) (hanja 海獺)

  1. sea otter

Related terms edit

  • 수달 (sudal, “river otter”)