해달

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 海獺, from 海 (“sea”) + 獺 (“otter”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)da̠ɭ] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)da̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)달/헤(ː)달]
  • 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

해달 • (haedal) (hanja 海獺)

1. sea otter

Related terms

• 수달 (sudal, “river otter”)