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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 虎列刺, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 虎列剌 (korera), but misread 剌 (랄 (ral)) as 刺 (자 (ja)).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | hoyeolja |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hoyeolja |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | hoyŏlcha |
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| Yale Romanization? | hō.yelqca |
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Noun
호열자 • (hoyeolja) (hanja 虎列刺)
- (dated) Synonym of 콜레라 (kollera, “(medicine) cholera”)