홰

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홰 U+D670, 홰
HANGUL SYLLABLE HWAE
Composition:ㅎ + ㅙ
← 홯
 		Hangul Syllables 홱 →
홰홱홲홳홴홵홶
홷홸홹홺홻홼홽
홾홿횀횁횂횃횄
횅횆횇횈횉횊횋
화 ←→ 회

Jeju

Etymology

Cognate with Korean 화(火) (hwa).

Noun

홰 (hwae)

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Korean

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwae
McCune–Reischauer?hwae
Yale Romanization?hway

Noun

홰 • (hwae)

  1. torch
    홰를 켜다 ― hwae-reul kyeoda ― to light a torch
Derived terms
  • 횃불 (hwaetbul, “torch”)

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwae
McCune–Reischauer?hwae
Yale Romanization?hway

Noun

홰 • (hwae)

  1. perch, roost (a wooden rod placed across a birdcage or chicken coop for a chicken or other bird to sit on)
    홰에 오르다 ― hwae-e oreuda ― to go to roost
  2. (bound noun) a unit for counting how many times a rooster crows in the morning
    수탉이 홰를 쳤다. ― Sutalg-i hwae-reul cheotda. ― The rooster crowed.
  3. a wooden rod used to hang clothes
    옷을 벗어 홰에 걸어 놓다. ― Os-eul beoseo hwae-e georeo nota. ― Take off your clothes and hang them on the peg.

Etymology 3

Noun

홰 • (hwae)

  1. Gyeongsang form of 회(膾) (hoe, “hoe, kuai”).

Etymology 4

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Noun

홰 • (hwae)

  1. (Seoul, Gyeongsang dialect) Synonym of 회충(蛔蟲) (hoechung, “roundworm”).
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