해양학

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 海洋學, from 海洋 (“ocean”) + 學 (“-graphy”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	haeyanghak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	haeyanghag
McCune–Reischauer?	haeyanghak
Yale Romanization?	hāyyanghak

Noun

해양학 • (haeyanghak) (hanja 海洋學)

1. oceanography