해발

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 海拔

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)ba̠ɭ] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)ba̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)발/헤(ː)발]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	haebal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	haebal
McCune–Reischauer?	haebal
Yale Romanization?	hāypal

Noun

해발 • (haebal) (hanja 海拔)

1. height above sea level, elevation, altitude