Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 寧夏

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Nyeongha
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Nyeongha
McCune–Reischauer?Nyŏngha
Yale Romanization?nyengha

Proper noun edit

녕하 (Nyeongha)

  1. (North Korea) Ningxia

Usage notes edit

In South Korea, this word is read as (yeong) when used as a single word or as the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. However, the reading (nyeong) is retained when the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. This is known as 두음 법칙 (dueum beopchik) (頭音法則).

Synonyms edit