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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
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Consonant in second syllable
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Becomes
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Examples
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| ㄱ/ㄲ/ㅋ
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ㄴ/ㄹ
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- 학년 → [항년]
- 국내 → [궁내]
- 꼬락내 (feet smell) → [꼬랑내]
- 득남 → [등남]
- 득녀 → [등녀]
- 막내 → [망내]
- 속눈썹 → [송눈썹]
- 욕망 → [용망]
- 작년 (last year)→ [장년]
- 저녁노을 → [저녕노을]
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| ㄱ/ㄲ/ㅋ
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ㅁ
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- 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]
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| ㅇ
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ㄹ
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- 종로 → [종노]
- 종료 → [종뇨]
- 청량리 → [청냥니]
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| ㅎ
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ㄴ
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| ㄴ
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ㅎ
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| ᆮ/ᇀ/ᆺ/ᆻ/ᆽ/ᆾ
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ㄴ/ㄹ
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| ᆮ/ᇀ/ᆺ/ᆻ/ᆽ/ᆾ
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ㅁ
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| ᆸ/ᇁ
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ㄴ/ㄹ
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- 왕십리 → [왕심니]
- ᆸ/ᇁ → ㅁ
- ㄴ/ㄹ → ㄴ
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| ㅁ
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ㄹ
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| ᆸ/ᇁ
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ㄴ/ㄹ
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Examples
See also
