구개음화

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 口蓋音化, from 口蓋音 (“palatal sound”) + 化 (“-ize”).

Pronunciation

  • (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
Revised Romanization?gugaeeumhwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gugaeeumhwa
McCune–Reischauer?kugaeŭmhwa
Yale Romanization?kwūkay.umhwa

Noun

구개음화 • (gugaeeumhwa) (hanja 口蓋音化)

  1. (phonology) palatalization
    한자 的의 한국어 독음은 구개음화로 인해 ‘뎍’에서 ‘적’으로 변했다.
    The Korean reading for the hanja 的 changed from dyeok to jeok due to palatalization.

Derived terms

  • ㄱ 구개음화 (giyeok gugaeeumhwa, “velar-to-alveolopalatal palatalization”)
  • ㄷ 구개음화 (digeut gugaeeumhwa, “alveolar-to-alveolopalatal palatalization”)
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