해월

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 海月 (“sea moon”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)wʌ̹ɭ] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)wʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)월/헤(ː)월]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?haewol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?haewol
McCune–Reischauer?haewŏl
Yale Romanization?hāywel

Noun

해월 • (haewol) (hanja 海月)

  1. the moon shining above the sea
  2. jellyfish
    Synonym: 해파리 (haepari)
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