노화

Korean

Alternative forms

  • 로화 (rohwa) (North Korean)

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 老化, from 老 (“old”) + 化 (“change”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈno̞(ː)βwa̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [노(ː)화]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?nohwa
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?nohwa
    McCune–Reischauer?nohwa
    Yale Romanization?nōhwa

    Noun

    노화 • (nohwa) (hanja 老化)

    1. aging, senescence

    Derived terms

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