녕
Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɲʌ̹ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [녕]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | nyeong |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | nyeong |
McCune–Reischauer? | nyŏng |
Yale Romanization? | nyeng |
Etymology 1
녀녁녂녃년녅녆 녇녈녉녊녋녌녍 녎녏념녑녒녓녔 녕녖녗녘녙녚녛 | |
네 ← | → 녜 |
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Syllable
(deprecated template usage) 녕 • (nyeong)
- (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄴ, ㅕ, and ㅇ.
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 寧
Noun
Alternative forms
Usage notes
In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading 녕 (nyeong) is used when the hanja 영 (寧, yeong) is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word.
Derived terms
hanja as first syllable
second syllable onwards
Etymology 3
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable
녕 (nyeong)
Alternative forms
- 영 (yeong) (South Korea)
Usage notes
In South Korea, the hanja above are 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 (deprecated template usage) 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).
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). [1]