현대화

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 現代化, from 現代 (“modern”) + 化 (“-ize”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈçjʌ̹(ː)ndɛβwa̠] ~ [ˈçjʌ̹(ː)nde̞βwa̠]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [현(ː)대화/현(ː)데화]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hyeondaehwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyeondaehwa
McCune–Reischauer?hyŏndaehwa
Yale Romanization?hyēntayhwa

Noun

현대화 • (hyeondaehwa) (hanja 現代化)

  1. modernization

Derived terms
  • 현대화하다 (hyeondaehwahada)
  • 현대화되다 (hyeondaehwadoeda)
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