사막화

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 沙漠化, from 沙漠 (“desert”) + 化 (“-ify”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠ma̠kʰwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [사마콰]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	samakhwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	samaghwa
McCune–Reischauer?	samakhwa
Yale Romanization?	samak.hwa

Noun

사막화 • (samakhwa) (hanja 沙漠化)

1. desertification

   중국의 서부 지방은 사막화가 진행되고 있다. ― Junggug-ui seobu jibang-eun samakhwa-ga jinhaengdoego itda. ― In China's Western provinces, the process of desertification is ongoing.

Derived terms

• 사막화(沙漠化)하다 (samakhwahada, “to desertify”)
• 사막화(沙漠化)되다 (samakhwadoeda, “to be desertified”)