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U+B0A9, 납
HANGUL SYLLABLE NAB
Composition: + +

Hangul Syllables




끼 ←→ 내

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nap
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nab
McCune–Reischauer?nap
Yale Romanization?nap

Etymology 1

Chemical element
Pb
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Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term (, rap, “solder”).(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) First attested in the Myobeomnyeonhwagyeong eonhae (妙法蓮華經諺解 / 묘법연화경언해), 1463, as Middle Korean  (Yale: nap).

Noun

(nap)

  1. lead (metal)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

(nap)

  1. :
    (MC reading: (MC nop))
  2. :
    (MC reading: (MC nop))
  3. :
    (MC reading: (MC -))
  4. :
    (MC reading: (MC -))
  5. :
    (MC reading: (MC nop))
  6. :
    (MC reading: (MC -))
  7. :
    (MC reading: (MC nap))
  8. :
    (MC reading: (MC nop))
  9. :
    (MC reading: (MC nop))
  10. :
    (MC reading: (MC -))
  11. :
    (MC reading: (MC nop|nap))
Derived terms

Etymology 3

South Korean reading of various Chinese characters, originally (rap).

Syllable

(nap)

  1. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC lop))
  2. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC lap))
  3. (South Korea) : wax
    (MC reading: (MC lap))
  4. (South Korea) : solder
    (MC reading: (MC lap))
  5. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: )
  6. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC lop))
  7. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC lop))
  8. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: )
  9. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC lop))
  10. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: )
  11. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC lop))
  12. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC lap))
  13. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: )
  14. (South Korea) :
    (MC reading: (MC lap))
Usage notes

In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading (rap) is used if the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word. The change in reading from (rap) to (nap) is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

Alternative forms
  • (rap) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)
Derived terms

References

  • Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo), page 8.
  • 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典.