열심

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 熱心, from 熱 (“heat, heat up”) + 心 (“heart”). Cognate with Japanese 熱心(ねっしん) (nesshin, “earnestness, enthusiasm”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ɭɕ͈im]
• Phonetic hangul: [열씸]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeolsim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeolsim
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏlssim
Yale Romanization?	yelqsim

Noun

열심 • (yeolsim) (hanja 熱心)

1. dedication, diligence, zeal, zealousness, enthusiasm, ardor, ardency

Derived terms

• 열심(熱心)히 (yeolsimhi, “hard, diligently, zealously”)