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Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | haetae |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | haetae |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | haet'ae |
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| Yale Romanization? | hāy.thay |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 海苔, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 海苔 (nori).
Noun
해태 • (haetae) (hanja 海苔)
- laver, dried seaweed, nori
- Synonym: 김 (gim)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 獬豸.
Noun
해태 • (haetae) (hanja 獬豸)
- (mythology) xiezhi or foo dog
- Synonym: 해치(獬豸) (haechi)