Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 海蔘

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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해삼 (haesam) (hanja 海蔘)

  1. sea cucumber