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
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeolsim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeolsim
McCune–Reischauer?yŏlsim
Yale Romanization?yel.sim

Noun

열심 • (yeolsim) (hanja 熱心)

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

Derived terms
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