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)함 (gyeongnyeolham, violence, vehemence, intensity). Rarely used alone.
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