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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 文化 (“culture”), from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 文化 (bunka).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | munhwa |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | munhwa |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | munhwa |
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| Yale Romanization? | mun.hwa |
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South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 문화의 / 문화에 / 문화까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.
Noun
문화 • (munhwa) (hanja 文化)
- culture
- civilization
- Synonym: 문명(文明) (munmyeong)
Derived terms
- 다문화 (多文化, damunhwa)
- 문화어 (文化語, munhwa'eo, “North Korean standard dialect”)
- 문화주택 (文化住宅, munhwajutaek, “apartment”) (chiefly North Korea)