호열자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 虎列刺, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 虎列剌(コレラ) (korera), but misread 剌 (랄 (ral)) as 刺 (자 (ja)).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɸʷo̞(ː)jʌ̹ʎt͡ɕ͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [호(ː)열짜]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hoyeolja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hoyeolja
McCune–Reischauer?	hoyŏlcha
Yale Romanization?	hō.yelqca

Noun

South Korean Standard Language	호열자(虎列刺) (hoyeolja)
North Korean Standard Language	호렬자(虎列刺) (horyeolja)

호열자 • (hoyeolja) (hanja 虎列刺)

1. (dated) Synonym of 콜레라 (kollera, “(medicine) cholera”)