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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 熱心, from 熱 (“heat, heat up”) + 心 (“heart”). Cognate with Japanese 熱心 (nesshin, “earnestness, enthusiasm”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | yeolsim |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeolsim |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | yŏlssim |
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| Yale Romanization? | yelqsim |
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Noun
열심 • (yeolsim) (hanja 熱心)
- dedication, diligence, zeal, zealousness, enthusiasm, ardor, ardency, acharnement
Derived terms
- 열심(熱心)히 (yeolsimhi, “hard, diligently, zealously”)