염화

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 炎火, from 炎 (“flame”) + 火 (“fire”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹mβwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [염화]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeomhwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeomhwa
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏmhwa
Yale Romanization?	yemhwa

Noun

염화 • (yeomhwa) (hanja 炎火)

1. raging fire, blaze, inferno

   Synonyms: 맹화(猛火) (maenghwa), 열화(烈火) (yeolhwa)

2. (figurative) intense, overwhelming emotions

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 染化, from 染 (“to dye”) + 化 (“change, become”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)mβwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [염(ː)화]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeomhwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeomhwa
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏmhwa
Yale Romanization?	yēmhwa

Noun

Derived verbs

Active	염화하다
Passive	염화되다

염화 • (yeomhwa) (hanja 染化)

1. positive influence on one's thoughts and emotions

   Synonyms: 감화(感化) (gamhwa), 화감(化感) (hwagam)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 艷話, from 艷 (“gorgeous; romantic”) + 話 (“words; story”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹mβwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [염화]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeomhwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeomhwa
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏmhwa
Yale Romanization?	yemhwa

Noun

염화 • (yeomhwa) (hanja 艷話)

1. romantic story

   Synonym: 염담(艷談) (yeomdam)

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 鹽化, from 鹽 (“any salt; chlorine”) + 化 (“change; -ize, -ate”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹mβwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [염화]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeomhwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeomhwa
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏmhwa
Yale Romanization?	yemhwa

Noun

Derived verbs

Active	염화하다

염화 • (yeomhwa) (hanja 鹽化)

1. (inorganic chemistry) production of a chloride

Derived terms

• 염화 수소 (鹽化水素, yeomhwa suso, “hydrogen chloride”)

Related terms

• 염소 (鹽素, yeomso, “chlorine”)
• 염소화 (鹽素化, yeomsohwa, “chlorination”)

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 染畫, from 染 (“to dye, paint”) + 畫 (“picture”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹mβwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [염화]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeomhwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeomhwa
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏmhwa
Yale Romanization?	yemhwa

Noun

Derived verbs

Active	염화하다

염화 • (yeomhwa) (hanja 染畫)

1. drawing or painting a picture

   Synonyms: 그림 (geurim), 묘화(描畫) (myohwa), 작화(作畫) (jakhwa)

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 鹽貨, from 鹽 (“salt”) + 貨 (“goods”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹mβwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [염화]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeomhwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeomhwa
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏmhwa
Yale Romanization?	yemhwa

Noun

염화 • (yeomhwa) (hanja 鹽貨)

1. table salt

   Synonyms: 소금 (sogeum), 염(鹽) (yeom)