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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