오열

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 嗚咽 (“to sob”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?oyeol
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?oyeol
    McCune–Reischauer?oyŏl
    Yale Romanization?o.yel

    Noun

    오열 • (oyeol) (hanja 嗚咽)

    1. sobbing, wailing
      Synonyms: 통곡(痛哭) (tonggok), 흐느낌 (heuneukkim)
      딸의 부고를 접한 어머니는 오열을 금할 수 없었다.
      Ttar-ui bugo-reul jeophan eomeoni-neun oyeor-eul geumhal su eopseotda.
      Upon receiving news of her daughter's death, the mother could not stop herself from sobbing.
    Derived terms
    • 오열(嗚咽)하다 (oyeolhada)

    Etymology 2

    Sino-Korean word from 惡熱 (“to detest heat”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?oyeol
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?oyeol
    McCune–Reischauer?oyŏl
    Yale Romanization?o.yel

    Noun

    오열 • (oyeol) (hanja 惡熱)

    1. (traditional medicine) symptom in which a patient has fever and dislikes heat
      Antonym: 오한(惡寒) (ohan)

    Etymology 3

      Sino-Korean word from 五 (“five”) + 列 (“column”).

      Pronunciation

      • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈo̞(ː)jʌ̹ɭ]
      • Phonetic hangul: [오(ː)열]
        • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?oyeol
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?oyeol
      McCune–Reischauer?oyŏl
      Yale Romanization?ō.yel

      Noun

      오열 • (oyeol) (hanja 五列)

      1. synonym of 제5열(第五列) (je'oyeol, “fifth column”)
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