撥音便

Japanese

Kanji in this term
撥	音	便
はつ Hyōgaiji	おん Grade: 1	びん Grade: 4
goon		kan’yōon

Examples
死にた (sinita) → 死んだ (shinda) 飛びて (tobite) → 飛んで (tonde) 読みて (yomite) → 読んで (yonde) かむなづき (kamunaduki) → かんなづき (kannazuki)

Etymology

Blend of 撥音 (hatsuon, “moraic nasal”) +‎ 音便 (onbin, “euphony”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) はつお​んびん [hàtsúóꜜǹbìǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠t͡sɨᵝõ̞mbʲĩɴ]

Noun

撥(はつ)音(おん)便(びん) • (hatsuonbin) 

1. (phonology, grammar) a form of euphony whereby certain historical morae became a moraic nasal

   Coordinate terms: イ音便, ウ音便, 促音便