오열

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 嗚咽 (“to sob”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?oyeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oyeol
McCune–Reischauer?oyŏl
Yale Romanization?o.yel

Noun

오열 • (oyeol) (hanja 嗚咽)

  1. sobbing, wailing
    Synonyms: 통곡(痛哭) (tonggok), 흐느낌 (heuneukkim)
    딸의 부고를 접한 어머니는 오열을 금할 수 없었다.
    Ttar-ui bugo-reul jeophan eomeoni-neun oyeor-eul geumhal su eopseotda.
    Upon receiving news of her daughter's death, the mother could not stop herself from sobbing.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 惡熱 (“to detest heat”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?oyeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oyeol
McCune–Reischauer?oyŏl
Yale Romanization?o.yel

Noun

오열 • (oyeol) (hanja 惡熱)

  1. (traditional medicine) symptom in which a patient has fever and dislikes heat
    Antonym: 오한(惡寒) (ohan)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 五 (“five”) + 列 (“column”).

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?oyeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oyeol
McCune–Reischauer?oyŏl
Yale Romanization?ō.yel

Noun

오열 • (oyeol) (hanja 五列)

  1. Synonym of 제5열(第五列) (je'oyeol, “fifth column”).
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