Difference between revisions of "Nasalization"

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Description

When a ㄴ, ㄹ, or ㅁ interacts with other consonants, sometimes it undergoes "nasalization." Nasalization basically means it forces another consonant (and/or itself in the case of the ㄹ) to become a nasal sound (ㄴ, ㅇ, or ㅁ).

Cases

• ㄱ/ㄲ/ㅋ + ㄴ/ㄹ → ㅇ + ㄴ
• ㄱ/ㄲ/ㅋ + ㅁ → ㅇ + ㅁ
• ㅇ + ㄹ → ㅇ + ㄴ
• ㅎ + ㄴ → ㄴ + ㄴ
• ᆮ/ᇀ/ᆺ/ᆻ/ᆽ/ᆾ + ㄴ/ㄹ → ㄴ + ㄴ
• ᆮ/ᇀ/ᆺ/ᆻ/ᆽ/ᆾ + ㅁ → ㄴ + ㅁ
• ᆸ/ᇁ + ㄴ/ㄹ → ㅁ + ㄴ
• ㅁ + ㄹ → ㅁ + ㄴ
• ᆸ/ᇁ + ㄴ/ㄹ → ㅁ + ㅁ

Examples

• 각막 → "강막"
• 곡물 → "공물"
• 국내 → "궁내"
• 국물 → "궁물"
• 국민 → "궁민"
• 국민 → "궁민"
• 꼬락내 (feet smell) → "꼬랑내"
• 득남 → "등남"
• 득녀 → "등녀"
• 막내 → "망내"
• 목마르다 → "몽마르다"
• 박물관 → "방물관"
• 북미 → "붕미"
• 색맹 → "생맹"
• 속눈썹 → "송눈썹"
• 식물 → "싱물"
• 악마 → "앙마"
• 악몽 (nightmare) → "앙몽"
• 악몽 → "앙몽"
• 욕망 → "용망"
• 작년 (last year)→ "장년"
• 작년 → "장년"
• 저녁노을 → "저녕노을"
• 학년 → "항년"
• 학년 → "항년"
• 한국말 (Korean language) → "한궁말"

• 종로 → [종노]
• 종료 → [종뇨]

• 부엌 문 → [부엉 문]

See also

• ㄲ + ㄴ, ㅁ
• ㅋ + ㄴ, ㅁ