화염

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 火焰 (“flame”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwayeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwayeom
McCune–Reischauer?	hwayŏm
Yale Romanization?	hwā.yem

Noun

화염 • (hwayeom) (hanja 火焰)

1. flame

Synonyms

• 불꽃 (bulkkot)