호열자
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): [ˈɸʷo̞(ː)jʌ̹ʎt͡ɕ͈a̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [호(ː)열짜]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | hoyeolja |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hoyeolja |
| McCune–Reischauer? | hoyŏlcha |
| Yale Romanization? | hōyelqca |
Noun
| South Korean Standard Language | 호열자(虎列刺) (hoyeolja) |
|---|---|
| North Korean Standard Language | 호렬자(虎列刺) (horyeolja) |
호열자 • (hoyeolja) (hanja 虎列刺)
- (dated) Synonym of 콜레라 (kollera, “(medicine) cholera”)