Korean edit

Etymology edit

From 맹렬(猛烈) (maengnyeol, fierce, violent) +‎ 해지다 (-haejida, to become, to grow).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmɛ(ː)ŋɲʌ̹ɾɦɛd͡ʑida̠] ~ [ˈme̞(ː)ŋɲʌ̹ɾɦe̞d͡ʑida̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maengnyeolhaejida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maenglyeolhaejida
McCune–Reischauer?maengnyŏrhaejida
Yale Romanization?māynglyel.haycita

Verb edit

맹렬해지다 (maengnyeolhaejida) (infinitive 맹렬해져 or 맹렬해지어, sequential 맹렬해지니)

  1. to fiercen, grow violent

Conjugation edit