염화

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 炎火, from (flame) + (fire).

Pronunciation

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 (to dye) + (change, become).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • 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 (gorgeous; romantic) + (words; story).

Pronunciation

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 (any salt; chlorine) + (change; -ize, -ate).

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 染畫, from (to dye, paint) + (picture).

Pronunciation

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 (salt) + (goods).

Pronunciation

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)