두음 법칙

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See also: 첫소리법칙

Korean

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Examples

(ni) > (i)
(ri) > (i)
(ryong) > (yong)
(nyeong) > (yeong)
(rak) > (nak)
(ro) > (no)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 頭音法則, from 頭音 (initial sound) + 法則 (law)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dueum beopchik
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dueum beobchig
McCune–Reischauer?tuŭm pŏpch'ik
Yale Romanization?twuum pepchik

Noun

두음 법칙 (dueum beopchik) (hanja 頭音法則)

  1. (linguistics, South Korea) the "initial law" (a rule that alters the spelling of Sino-Korean words that begin with the consonant (l) and (n))