해저

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 海底, from 海 (“sea”) + 底 (“bottom”)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

해저 • (haejeo) (hanja 海底)

  1. the bottom of the sea; seafloor

Antonyms

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