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

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kjʌ̹ŋɲʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [경녈]

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.