대왕고래

Korean

Etymology

From 대왕 (daewang, “great king”) +‎ 고래 (gorae, “whale”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)wa̠ŋɡo̞ɾɛ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)wa̠ŋɡo̞ɾe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)왕고래/데(ː)왕고레]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daewanggorae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daewanggolae
McCune–Reischauer?taewanggorae
Yale Romanization?tāywangkolay

Noun

대왕고래 • (daewanggorae)

  1. blue whale
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