Korean

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Etymology

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한글 (han'geul) +‎ 화(化) (-hwa).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈha̠(ː)nɡɯɾβwa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?han'geulhwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hangeulhwa
McCune–Reischauer?han'gŭrhwa
Yale Romanization?hānkul.hwa

Noun

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한글화 (han'geulhwa)

  1. hangeulization
  2. (by extension, proscribed) Korean localization

Derived terms

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