오열

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 嗚咽 (“to sob”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [o̞jʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [오열]

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

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [o̞jʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [오열]

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”).