활활

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠ɾβwa̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [활활]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwalhwal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwalhwal
McCune–Reischauer?	hwarhwal
Yale Romanization?	hwal.hwal

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	훨훨 (hwolhwol)
Yang-form	활활 (hwalhwal)

활활 • (hwalhwal)

1. in great flames

   활활 타다 ― hwalhwal tada ― to blaze furiously