해면

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 海綿.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)mjʌ̹n] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)mjʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)면/헤(ː)면]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?haemyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?haemyeon
McCune–Reischauer?haemyŏn
Yale Romanization?hāymyen

Noun

해면 • (haemyeon) (hanja 海綿)

  1. sponge (marine invertebrate with a porous skeleton)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 海面.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [hɛmjʌ̹n] ~ [he̞mjʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [해면/헤면]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?haemyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?haemyeon
McCune–Reischauer?haemyŏn
Yale Romanization?haymyen

Noun

해면 • (haemyeon) (hanja 海面)

  1. (oceanography) sea level; sea surface
    Synonym: 해수면(海水面) (haesumyeon)
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