Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 연(燕) (yeon, Yan) + 화(火) (hwa, fire) + (bal, foot).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)nβwa̠ba̠ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeonhwabal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeonhwabal
McCune–Reischauer?yŏnhwabal
Yale Romanization?yēn.hwapal

Noun

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연화발 (yeonhwabal)

  1. a hanja name of the fire radical: (hwa)

See also

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