동화

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 童話 (“fairy tale”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋβwa̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [동(ː)화]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?donghwa
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?donghwa
    McCune–Reischauer?tonghwa
    Yale Romanization?tōnghwa

    Noun

    동화 • (donghwa) (hanja 童話)

    1. fairy tale
      전래동화에서 만났던 그때 그 동물들 ― jeollae-donghwa-eseo mannat-deon geuttae geu dongmul-deul ― Those animals we met in traditional fairy tales

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 同化 (“assimilation”)

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?donghwa
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?donghwa
      McCune–Reischauer?tonghwa
      Yale Romanization?tonghwa

      Noun

      동화 • (donghwa) (hanja 同化)

      1. assimilation
      Derived terms
      • 역행동화 (逆行同化, yeokhaengdonghwa, “regressive assimilation”)
      • 순행동화 (順行同化, sunhaengdonghwa, “progressive assimilation”)
      • 상호동화 (相互同化, sanghodonghwa, “reciprocal assimilation”)
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