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

• 노화하다 (nohwahada, “to age”)