구개음화
Korean edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Korean word from 口蓋音化, from 口蓋音 (“palatal sound”) + 化 (“-ize”).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈku(ː)ɡɛɯmβwa̠] ~ [ˈku(ː)ɡe̞ɯmβwa̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [구(ː)개음화/구(ː)게음화]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | gugaeeumhwa |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gugaeeumhwa |
McCune–Reischauer? | kugaeŭmhwa |
Yale Romanization? | kwūkay.umhwa |
Noun edit
구개음화 • (gugaeeumhwa) (hanja 口蓋音化)