동화

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 童話 (“fairy tale”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋβwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [동(ː)화]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	donghwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	donghwa
McCune–Reischauer?	tonghwa
Yale Romanization?	tōnghwa

Noun

동화 • (donghwa) (hanja 童話)

1. fairy tale

   전래동화에서 만났던 그때 그 동물들 ― jeollae-donghwa-eseo mannat-deon geuttae geu dongmul-deul ― Those animals we met in traditional fairy tales

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 同化 (“assimilation”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [to̞ŋβwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [동화]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	donghwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	donghwa
McCune–Reischauer?	tonghwa
Yale Romanization?	tonghwa

Noun

동화 • (donghwa) (hanja 同化)

1. assimilation

Derived terms

• 역행동화 (逆行同化, yeokhaengdonghwa, “regressive assimilation”)
• 순행동화 (順行同化, sunhaengdonghwa, “progressive assimilation”)
• 상호동화 (相互同化, sanghodonghwa, “reciprocal assimilation”)