맹렬

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 猛烈 (“fierce, strong, blistering, furious”). See also Japanese 猛烈(もうれつ) (mōretsu).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmɛ(ː)ŋɲʌ̹ɭ] ~ [ˈme̞(ː)ŋɲʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [맹(ː)녈/멩(ː)녈]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maengnyeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maenglyeol
McCune–Reischauer?maengnyŏl
Yale Romanization?māynglyel

Noun

맹렬 • (maengnyeol) (hanja 猛烈)

  1. Root of 맹렬(猛烈)하다 (maengnyeolhada, “furious, fierce”) / 맹렬(猛烈)해지다 (maengnyeolhaejida, “to grow violent, fiercen”). Rarely used alone.
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