Difference between revisions of "Nasalization"

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* 덧니 → [던니]
 
 
* ᆮ/ᇀ/ᆺ/ᆻ/ᆽ/ᆾ → ㄴ
 
* ᆮ/ᇀ/ᆺ/ᆻ/ᆽ/ᆾ → ㄴ
 
* ㄴ/ㄹ → ㄴ
 
* ㄴ/ㄹ → ㄴ
 
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*ㅂ/ㅍ → ㅁ
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*ㄴ/ㄹ → ㄴ
 
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*십륙 → [심뉵]
 
*십륙 → [심뉵]
 
*왕십리 → [왕심니]
 
*왕십리 → [왕심니]
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Revision as of 02:35, 15 July 2011

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).

This rule is called 비음화 in Korean.

Cases

First syllable Consonant Second syllable Consonant Becomes Examples
ㄱ/ㄲ/ㅋ ㄴ/ㄹ
  • ㄱ/ㄲ/ㅋ → ㅇ
  • ㄴ/ㄹ→ ㄴ
  • 학년 → [항년]
  • 국내 → [궁내]
  • 꼬락내 (feet smell) → [꼬랑내]
  • 득남 → [등남]
  • 득녀 → [등녀]
  • 막내 → [망내]
  • 속눈썹 → [송눈썹]
  • 욕망 → [용망]
  • 작년 (last year)→ [장년]
  • 저녁노을 → [저녕노을]
ㄱ/ㄲ/ㅋ
  • ㄱ/ㄲ/ㅋ → ㅇ
  • 각막 → [강막]
  • 곡물 → [공물]
  • 국물 → [궁물]
  • 국민 → [궁민]
  • 국민 → [궁민]
  • 박물관 → [방물관]
  • 북미 → [붕미]
  • 색맹 → [생맹]
  • 식물 → [싱물]
  • 악마 → [앙마]
  • 악몽 (nightmare) → [앙몽]
  • 한국말 (Korean language) → [한궁말]
  • 목마르다 → [몽마르다]
  • 부엌 문 → [부엉 문]
  • ㄹ → ㄴ
  • 종로 → [종노]
  • 종료 → [종뇨]
  • 청량리 → [청냥니]
  • 정리 → [정니]
  • 승리 → [승니]
  • ㅎ → ㄴ
  • 논현 → [논년]
  • ㅎ → ㄴ
  • 반하다 → [반나다]
ᆮ/ᇀ/ᆺ/ᆻ/ᆽ/ᆾ ㄴ/ㄹ
  • ᆮ/ᇀ/ᆺ/ᆻ/ᆽ/ᆾ → ㄴ
  • ㄴ/ㄹ → ㄴ
  • 덧니 → [던니]
ᆮ/ᇀ/ᆺ/ᆻ/ᆽ/ᆾ
  • ᆮ/ᇀ/ᆺ/ᆻ/ᆽ/ᆾ → ㄴ
  • 거짓말 → [거짐말]
ᆸ/ᇁ ㄴ/ㄹ
  • ㅂ/ㅍ → ㅁ
  • ㄴ/ㄹ → ㄴ
  • 십륙 → [심뉵]
  • 왕십리 → [왕심니]
  • ㄹ → ㄴ

Examples

See also