녕하

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 寧夏

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɲʌ̹ŋɦa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [녕하]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Nyeongha
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Nyeongha
McCune–Reischauer?	Nyŏngha
Yale Romanization?	nyengha

Proper noun

녕하 • (Nyeongha)

1. (North Korea) Ningxia

Usage notes

In South Korea, this word is read as 영 (yeong) when used as a single word or as the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. However, the reading 녕 (nyeong) is retained when the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. This is known as 두음 법칙 (dueum beopchik) (頭音法則).

Synonyms

• (Ningxia): 영하 (Yeongha)
• (Ningxia): 닝샤 (Ningsya)