해마
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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 海馬, from 海 (“sea”) + 馬 (“horse”)
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 | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | haema |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | haema |
| McCune–Reischauer? | haema |
| Yale Romanization? | hāyma |
Noun
- sea horse (fish), i.e., the genus Hippocampus
- sea horse (mammal), i.e., walrus
Derived terms
- 해마체(海馬綵) (haemache, “hippocampus (anatomy)”)
See also
- 해상(海象) (haesang, literally “sea elephant”): walrus
- 해표(海豹) (haepyo): hair seal (earless)
- 하마(河馬) (hama, literally “river horse”): hippopotamus
- 바다코끼리 (badakokkiri, literally “sea elephant”): sea elephant, elephant seal, walrus