두음 법칙

Korean
Examples

니 (ni) > 이 (i)
리 (ri) > 이 (i)
룡 (ryong) > 용 (yong)
녕 (nyeong) > 영 (yeong)
락 (rak) > 낙 (nak)
로 (ro) > 노 (no)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tuɯm pʌ̹p̚t͡ɕʰik̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [두음 법칙]
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 ㄹ (l) and ㄴ (n))
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