화염

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 火焰 (“flame”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸwa̠(ː)jʌ̹m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [화(ː)염]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwayeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwayeom
McCune–Reischauer?hwayŏm
Yale Romanization?hwā.yem

Noun

화염 • (hwayeom) (hanja 火焰)

  1. flame

Synonyms

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