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FamilyKoreanic > Middle Korean Speakers歴史言語 / 現代話者なし RegionJoseon dynasty Korea (15c) RomanizationYale (Middle Korean) ReadingDongguk Jeongun Hanja-eum (1448)

Prescriptive Sino-Korean readings codified in the Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻, 1448) under King Sejong, compiled by Sin Suk-ju and colleagues. Designed to systematize Hanja pronunciations along idealized Chinese rhyme-book lines, the readings were artificial and often diverged from actual Middle Korean speech: entering-tone (入聲) syllables were reinforced with final ㆆ (glottal) or ㅭ, voiced obstruents were written with the archaic ㅸ /β/, ㅿ /z/, ㆁ /ŋ/ initials, and tones were marked with side dots (傍點: no dot = low/平, one dot ・ = high/去, two dots := rising/上). The system was abandoned within decades and replaced by descriptive readings closer to vernacular use, as seen in later texts like Hunmong Jahoe (1527).

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Han character readings in Middle Korean

Character Meaning Reading Form IPA
one ·ᅙᅵᇙ·qilq /ʔilʔ˥/
two ·ᅀᅵ·zi /zi˥/
three sam /sam˩/
four ·ᄉᆞ·sʌ /sʌ˥/
five :ᅌᅩ:ngwo /ŋo˩˥/
six ·륙·lyuk /ljuk̚˥/
seven ·치ᇙ·chilq /tsʰilʔ˥/
eight ·바ᇙ·palq /palʔ˥/
nine :구:kwu /ku˩˥/
ten ·씹·ssip /s͈ip̚˥/
sun ·ᅀᅵᇙ·zilq /zilʔ˥/
moon ·ᅌᅯᇙ·ngwelq /ŋwəlʔ˥/
mountain san /san˩/
water :슈:sywu /sju˩˥/
fire :화:hwa /hwa˩˥/
tree ·목·mok /mok̚˥/
soil :토:thwo /tʰo˩˥/
sky thyen /tʰjən˩/
ground ·디·ti /ti˥/
sea :ᄒᆡ:hoy /hʌj˩˥/
dragon lyong /ljoŋ˩/
tiger :호:hwo /ho˩˥/
dog :켠:khyen /kʰjən˩˥/
horse :마:ma /ma˩˥/
bird :됴:tyo /tjo˩˥/
fish ᅌᅧng(y)e /ŋjə˩/
ox ᅌᅮngwu /ŋu˩/
sheep yang /jaŋ˩/
cat myo /mjo˩/
person ᅀᅵᆫzin /zin˩/
hand :슈:sywu /sju˩˥/
foot ·죡·cyok /tsjok̚˥/
eye ·뮥·myuk /mjuk̚˥/
ear :ᅀᅵ:zi /zi˩˥/
mouth :쿠:khwu /kʰu˩˥/
head twu /tu˩/
heart sim /sim˩/
blood ·ᄒᆑᇙ·hywelq /hjwəlʔ˥/
meat ·ᅀᅲᆨ·zyuk /zjuk̚˥/
up :샹:syang /sjaŋ˩˥/
down :ᅘᅡ:hha /ɣa˩˥/
middle tyung /tjuŋ˩/
hit ·듕·tyung /tjuŋ˥/
center ᅙᅣᆼqyang /ʔjaŋ˩/
left :좌:cwa /tswa˩˥/
right :우:wu /wu˩˥/
east twong /toŋ˩/
西 west sye /sjə˩/
south nam /nam˩/
north ·븍·puk /pɯk̚˥/
go ᅘᆡᆼhhoyng /ɣʌjŋ˩/
row ᅘᅡᆼhhang /ɣaŋ˩/
come ·ᄅᆡ·loy /lʌj˥/
leave ·커·khe /kʰə˥/
see ·견·kyen /kjən˥/
hear mwun /mun˩/
eat ·ᅀᅵᆨ·zik /zik̚˥/
drink :ᅙᅳᆷ:qum /ʔɯm˩˥/
run :주:cwu /tsu˩˥/
sit :쫘:ccwa /t͈swa˩˥/
stand ·립·lip /lip̚˥/

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Meaning Middle KoreanKorean (Early Modern)KoreanKorean (Hamgyong)Yanbian KoreanKorean (Jeolla)Korean (Busan)
Water /mɯl/ /mɯl/ /mul/ /mul/ /mul/ /mul/ /mul/
Fire /pɯl/ /pɯl/ /pul/ /pul/ /pul/ /pul/ /pul/
Sun ·ᄒᆡ /hʌj/ ᄒᆡ /hʌj/ /hɛ/ /hɛ/ /hɛ/ /hɛ/ /hɛ/
Moon ᄃᆞᆯ /tʌl/ /tal/ /tal/ /tal/ /tal/ /tal/ /tal/
Mother 어미 /ʌmi/ 어미 /ʌmi/ 어머니 /ʌmʌni/ 어머이 /ʌmʌi/ 오마니 /omani/ 어매 /ʌmɛ/ 엄마 /ʌmma/
Father 아비 /abi/ 아비 /abi/ 아버지 /abʌd͡ʑi/ 아바이 /abai/ 아바이 /abai/ 아베 /abe/ 아부지 /abud͡ʑi/
Eat 먹다 /mʌk̚.ta/ 먹다 /mʌk̚t͈a/ 먹다 /mʌk̚t͈a/ 먹어 /mʌɡʌ/ 먹어 /mʌɡʌ/ 묵어 /muɡʌ/ 묵어 /muɡʌ/
Drink 마시다 /maɕi.ta/ 마시다 /maɕida/ 마시다 /maɕida/ 마셔 /maɕjʌ/ 마셔 /maɕjʌ/ 마셔 /maɕjʌ/ 마셔 /maɕjʌ/
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Middle Korean
나는 쥬ᅎᆞᆸ 맞은편 져자 ‌에서 옷을 닙어보고져 ᄒᆞ노라
أنا أريد أن أجرب بدلة رأيتها في محل مقابل الفندق
试穿 酒店 对面的 商店 看到的 那套西装
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ich möchte einen Anzug anprobieren den ich in einem Geschäft gegenüber vom Hotel gesehen habe
मैं होटल के सामने एक दुकान में देखा सूट को पहनकर देखना चाहता हूँ
私は ホテルの 向かいの お店 見た スーツを 試着 したいです
Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля

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저는 호텔 맞은편 가게 ‌에서 양복을 입어보고 싶수다
저는 호텔 맞은편 가게 ‌에서 양복을 입어보고 싶어요
저는 호텔 맞은편 가게 ‌에서 양복을 입어보고 싶습니데이
저는 호텔 맞은편 가게 ‌에서 양복을 입어보고 싶습니다
Middle Korean
나는 쥬ᅎᆞᆸ 맞은편 져자 ‌에서 옷을 닙어보고져 ᄒᆞ노라

Han readings compared

Compared with related Koreanic > Middle Korean languages

Character Middle KoreanKorean (Busan)Taiwanese HakkaHuiyang HakkaMeixian HakkaHakka ChineseChinese (Classical)
·qilq /ʔilʔ˥/ ilH /il˥/ id5 /it̚˨/ yit /jit̚˩/ yit /jit̚˩/ yit /jit̚˨/ ʔjit /ʔjit̚/
·zi /zi˥/ iH /i˥/ ngi4 /ŋi˥˥/ ngì /ŋi˥˧/ ngì /ŋi˥˧/ ngi /ŋi˥˥/ ɲi⁵¹ /ɲi˥˩/
sam /sam˩/ samH /sam˥/ sam1 /sam˨˦/ sâm /sam˧˧/ sâm /sam˦˦/ sâm /sam˦˦/ sam¹³ /sam˩˧/
·sʌ /sʌ˥/ saH /sa˥/ si4 /si˥˥/ /si˥˧/ /sɿ˥˧/ si /si˥˥/ sz̩⁵¹ /sz̩˥˩/
:ngwo /ŋo˩˥/ o:LH /oː˩˧/ ng3 /ŋ̩˧˩/ ńg /ŋ̍˧˩/ ńg /ŋ̍˧˩/ ńg /ŋ̩˧˩/ ŋu²⁴ /ŋu˨˦/
·lyuk /ljuk̚˥/ yukH /juk˥/ liug6 /liuk̚˥/ liu̍k /liuk̚˥/ liu̍k /liuk̚˥/ liuk /liuk̚˥/ liuk /liuk̚/
·chilq /tsʰilʔ˥/ chilH /tɕʰil˥/ cid5 /tsʰit̚˨/ chhit /tsʰit̚˩/ chhit /tsʰit̚˩/ chhit /tsʰit̚˨/ tsʰit /tsʰit̚/
·palq /palʔ˥/ phalH /pʰal˥/ bad5 /pat̚˨/ pat /pat̚˩/ pat /pat̚˩/ pat /pat̚˨/ pat /pat̚/
:kwu /ku˩˥/ gu:LH /kuː˩˧/ giu3 /kiu˧˩/ kiú /kiu˧˩/ kiú /kiu˧˩/ kiú /kiu˧˩/ kiw²⁴ /kiw˨˦/
·ssip /s͈ip̚˥/ sipH /ɕip˥/ siib6 /sɨp̚˥/ si̍p /sip̚˥/ sṳ̍p /sɨp̚˥/ sṳ̍p /sɨp̚˥/ ʑip /ʑip̚/
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