맹렬

Korean edit

Sino-Korean word from 猛烈 (“fierce, strong, blistering, furious”). See also Japanese 猛烈(もうれつ) (mōretsu).

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈmɛ(ː)ŋɲʌ̹ɭ] ~ [ˈme̞(ː)ŋɲʌ̹ɭ]
Phonetic hangul: [맹(ː)녈/멩(ː)녈]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	maengnyeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	maenglyeol
McCune–Reischauer^?	maengnyŏl
Yale Romanization^?	māynglyel

맹렬 • (maengnyeol) (hanja 猛烈)

Root of 맹렬(猛烈)하다 (maengnyeolhada, “furious, fierce”) / 맹렬(猛烈)해지다 (maengnyeolhaejida, “to grow violent, fiercen”). Rarely used alone.