해마

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 海馬, from 海 (“sea”) + 馬 (“horse”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key)[he̞ma̠]
Phonetic Hangul[해마]

Revised Romanization^?	haema
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	haema
McCune–Reischauer^?	haema
Yale Romanization^?	hayma

Noun

해마 • (haema) (hanja 海馬)

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

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