암호화

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 암호(暗號) (amho) + 화(化) (hwa).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

암호화 • (amhohwa) (hanja 暗號化)

  1. encryption