Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 活潑 (liveliness; briskness; sprightliness)

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwalbal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwalbal
McCune–Reischauer?hwalbal
Yale Romanization?hwal.pal

Noun edit

활발 (hwalbal) (hanja 活潑)

  1. liveliness; briskness; sprightliness