화염병

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 火焰甁, from 火焰 (“fire”) + 甁 (“bottle”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸwa̠(ː)jʌ̹mp͈jʌ̹ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [화(ː)염뼝]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?hwayeombyeong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwayeombyeong
    McCune–Reischauer?hwayŏmpyŏng
    Yale Romanization?hwā.yemqpyeng

    Noun

    화염병 • (hwayeombyeong) (hanja 火焰甁)

    1. Molotov cocktail
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