해적

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 海賊

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	haejeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	haejeog
McCune–Reischauer?	haejŏk
Yale Romanization?	hāycek

Noun

해적 • (haejeok) (hanja 海賊)

1. pirate