해발

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 海拔.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

해발 • (haebal) (hanja 海拔)

  1. height above sea level, elevation, altitude
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