격렬

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 激烈 (“intense, acute, sharp, fierce, violent, harsh”). See also Japanese 激烈(げきれつ) (gekiretsu).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gyeongnyeol
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeoglyeol
    McCune–Reischauer?kyŏngnyŏl
    Yale Romanization?kyeklyel

    Noun

    격렬 • (gyeongnyeol) (hanja 激烈)

    1. Root of 격렬(激烈)하다 (gyeongnyeolhada, “violent, furious, intense”) / 격렬(激烈)히 (gyeongnyeolhi). Rarely used alone.
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