해마

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)

1. sea horse (fish), i.e., the genus Hippocampus
2. 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