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U+B2C9, 닉
HANGUL SYLLABLE NIG
Composition: + +

[U+B2C8]
Hangul Syllables
[U+B2CA]




늬 ←→ 다

Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Pronunciation[edit]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nik
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nig
McCune–Reischauer?nik
Yale Romanization?nik

Syllable[edit]

(nik)

  1. : to hide
    (eumhun reading: 숨길 (sumgil nik))
    (MC reading: (MC nrik))
  2. : to drown
    (eumhun reading: 빠질 (ppajil nik))
    (MC reading: (MC nyak|nek))

Usage notes[edit]

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

Alternative forms[edit]

  • (ik) (South Korea)

References[edit]