해동

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 解凍, from 解 (“relieve”) + 凍 (“freezing”)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

해동 • (haedong) (hanja 解凍)

  1. thawing, defrosting
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