열사

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ɭsʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [열사]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeolsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeolsa
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏlsa
Yale Romanization?	yel.sa

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 烈士.

Noun

South Korean Standard Language	열사(烈士) (yeolsa)
North Korean Standard Language	렬사(烈士) (ryeolsa)

열사 • (yeolsa) (hanja 烈士)

1. martyr

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 熱 (“heat”) + 死 (“death”).

Noun

열사 • (yeolsa) (hanja 熱死)

1. heat death

   Synonym: 열죽음 (yeoljugeum)