납

납 U+B0A9, 납 HANGUL SYLLABLE NAB Composition: ㄴ + ㅏ + ㅂ ← 남 [U+B0A8] Hangul Syllables 낪 → [U+B0AA]

나낙낚낛난낝낞 낟날낡낢낣낤낥 낦낧남납낪낫났 낭낮낯낰낱낲낳
끼 ←	→ 내

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠p̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [납]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nap
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nab
McCune–Reischauer?	nap
Yale Romanization?	nap

Etymology 1

Chemical element
Pb
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Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 랍 (鑞, rap, “solder”).(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) First attested in the Myobeomnyeonhwagyeong eonhae (妙法蓮華經諺解 / 묘법연화경언해), 1463, as Middle Korean 납 (Yale: nap).

Noun

납 • (nap)

1. lead (metal)

Derived terms

• 납땜 (napttaem, “soldering”)
• 납덩이 (napdeong'i, “a lump of lead”)
• 땜납 (ttaemnap, “solder”)

 

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

납 (nap)

1. 納:

   (MC reading: 納 (MC nop))

2. 衲:

   (MC reading: 衲 (MC nop))

3. 內:

   (MC reading: 內 (MC -))

4. 吶:

   (MC reading: 吶 (MC -))

5. 妠:

   (MC reading: 妠 (MC nop))

6. 抐:

   (MC reading: 抐 (MC -))

7. 笝:

   (MC reading: 笝 (MC nap))

8. 蒳:

   (MC reading: 蒳 (MC nop))

9. 軜:

   (MC reading: 軜 (MC nop))

10. 鈉:

    (MC reading: 鈉 (MC -))

11. 魶:

    (MC reading: 魶 (MC nop|nap))

Derived terms

• 납기 (納期, napgi, “the date of payment, delivery”)
• 납득 (納得, napdeuk, “understanding”)
• 납량 (納涼, namnyang, “enjoying the cool air”)
• 납본 (納本, napbon, “specimen copy, its presentation”)
• 납부 (納付/納附, napbu, “payment”)
• 납세 (納稅, napse, “tax payment”)
• 납입 (納入, nabip, “payment (of tax, fee, installment)”)
• 납품 (納品, nap'pum, “delivery of goods”)
• 납회 (納會, naphoe, “the last meeting of the year”)
• 납골당 (納骨堂, napgoldang, “charnel house”)

 

Etymology 3

South Korean reading of various Chinese characters, originally 랍 (rap).

Syllable

납 (nap)

1. (South Korea) 拉:

   (MC reading: 拉 (MC lop))

2. (South Korea) 臘:

   (MC reading: 臘 (MC lap))

3. (South Korea) 蠟: wax

   (MC reading: 蠟 (MC lap))

4. (South Korea) 鑞: solder

   (MC reading: 鑞 (MC lap))

5. (South Korea) 啦:

   (MC reading: 啦)

6. (South Korea) 搚:

   (MC reading: 搚 (MC lop))

7. (South Korea) 摺:

   (MC reading: 摺 (MC lop))

8. (South Korea) 柆:

   (MC reading: 柆)

9. (South Korea) 磖:

   (MC reading: 磖 (MC lop))

10. (South Korea) 翋:

    (MC reading: 翋)

11. (South Korea) 菈:

    (MC reading: 菈 (MC lop))

12. (South Korea) 邋:

    (MC reading: 邋 (MC lap))

13. (South Korea) 鞡:

    (MC reading: 鞡)

14. (South Korea) 擸:

    (MC reading: 擸 (MC lap))

Usage notes

In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading 랍 (rap) is used if the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word. The change in reading from 랍 (rap) to 납 (nap) is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

Alternative forms

• 랍 (rap) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

Derived terms

• 납북/랍북 (拉北, napbuk/rapbuk, “kidnapping to the north”)
• 납치/랍치 (拉致, napchi/rapchi, “kidnapping”)

References

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo), page 8. [1]
• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [2]