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Korean
- 로화 (rohwa) (North Korean)
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 老化, from 老 (“old”) + 化 (“change”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | nohwa |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | nohwa |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | nohwa |
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| Yale Romanization? | nōhwa |
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Noun
노화 • (nohwa) (hanja 老化)
- aging, senescence
Derived terms
- 노화하다 (nohwahada, “to age”)