Nasalization

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Description

When a ㄴ, ㄹ, or ㅁ interacts with other consonants, sometimes it undergoes "nasalization." Nasalization basically means it forces another consonant (and/or itself in the case of the ㄹ) to become a nasal sound (ㄴ, ㅇ, or ㅁ).

This rule is called 비음화 in Korean.

Cases

Consonant in first syllable Consonant in second syllable Becomes Examples
ㄱ/ㄲ/ㅋ ㄴ/ㄹ
  • ㄱ/ㄲ/ㅋ → ㅇ
  • ㄴ/ㄹ→ ㄴ
  • 학년 → [항년]
  • 국내 → [궁내]
  • 꼬락내 (feet smell) → [꼬랑내]
  • 득남 → [등남]
  • 득녀 → [등녀]
  • 막내 → [망내]
  • 속눈썹 → [송눈썹]
  • 욕망 → [용망]
  • 작년 (last year)→ [장년]
  • 저녁노을 → [저녕노을]
ㄱ/ㄲ/ㅋ
  • ㄱ/ㄲ/ㅋ → ㅇ
  • 각막 → [강막]
  • 곡물 → [공물]
  • 국물 → [궁물]
  • 국민 → [궁민]
  • 국민 → [궁민]
  • 박물관 → [방물관]
  • 북미 → [붕미]
  • 색맹 → [생맹]
  • 식물 → [싱물]
  • 악마 → [앙마]
  • 악몽 (nightmare) → [앙몽]
  • 한국말 (Korean language) → [한궁말]
  • 목마르다 → [몽마르다]
  • 부엌 문 → [부엉 문]
  • ㄹ → ㄴ
  • 종로 → [종노]
  • 종료 → [종뇨]
  • 청량리 → [청냥니]
  • ㅎ → ㄴ
  • 논현 → 논년
  • ㅎ → ㄴ
  • 반하다 → 반나다
ᆮ/ᇀ/ᆺ/ᆻ/ᆽ/ᆾ ㄴ/ㄹ
  • ᆮ/ᇀ/ᆺ/ᆻ/ᆽ/ᆾ → ㄴ
  • ㄴ/ㄹ → ㄴ
ᆮ/ᇀ/ᆺ/ᆻ/ᆽ/ᆾ
  • ᆮ/ᇀ/ᆺ/ᆻ/ᆽ/ᆾ → ㄴ
ᆸ/ᇁ ㄴ/ㄹ
  • ᆸ/ᇁ → ㅁ
  • ㄴ/ㄹ → ㄴ
  • ㄹ → ㄴ
ᆸ/ᇁ ㄴ/ㄹ
  • ᆸ/ᇁ → ㅁ
  • ㄴ/ㄹ → ㅁ

Examples

See also