격렬

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 激烈 (intense, acute, sharp, fierce, violent, harsh). See also Japanese 激烈(げきれつ) (gekiretsu).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeongnyeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeoglyeol
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏngnyŏl
Yale Romanization?kyeklyel

Noun

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격렬 (gyeongnyeol) (hanja 激烈)

  1. Root of 격렬(激烈)하다 (gyeongnyeolhada, violent, furious, intense) / 격렬(激烈)히 (gyeongnyeolhi). Rarely used alone.