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

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.
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