Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 海月 (sea moon).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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해월 (haewol) (hanja 海月)

  1. the moon shining above the sea
  2. jellyfish
    Synonym: 해파리 (haepari)