Korean

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Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)tʰɛ] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)tʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?haetae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?haetae
McCune–Reischauer?haet'ae
Yale Romanization?hāy.thay

Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 海苔, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 海苔(のり) (nori).

Noun

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해태 (haetae) (hanja 海苔)

  1. laver, dried seaweed, nori
    Synonym: (gim)

Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 獬豸.

Noun

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해태 (haetae) (hanja 獬豸)

  1. (mythology) xiezhi or foo dog
    Synonym: 해치(獬豸) (haechi)