Korean

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmɛ(ː)ŋɲʌ̹ɭ] ~ [ˈme̞(ː)ŋɲʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • 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

Noun

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맹렬 (maengnyeol) (hanja 猛烈)

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