닉

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nik̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [닉]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nik
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nig
McCune–Reischauer?	nik
Yale Romanization?	nik

Etymology 1

니닉닊닋닌닍닎 닏닐닑닒닓닔닕 닖닗님닙닚닛닜 닝닞닟닠닡닢닣
늬 ←	→ 다

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 닉 • (nik)

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄴ, ㅣ, and ㄱ.

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

닉 (nik)

1. 匿: to hide

   (eumhun reading: 숨쉴 닉 (sumswil nik))
   (MC reading: 匿 (MC nrik))

2. 溺: to drown

   (eumhun reading: 빠질 닉 (ppajil nik))
   (MC reading: 溺 (MC nyak|nek))

Alternative forms

• 익 (ik) (South Korea)

Usage notes

In South Korea, the hanja above are read as 익 (ik) when used as a single word or as the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. However, the reading 닉 (nik) is retained when the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. This is known as 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]