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Late Middle Korean

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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 Late Middle Korean

Character Meaning Reading Form IPA
一 one ·ᅙᅵᇙ·qilq /ʔilʔ˥/
二 two ·ᅀᅵ·zi /zi˥/
三 three 삼sam /sam˩/
四 four ·ᄉᆞ·sʌ /sʌ˥/
五 five :ᅌᅩ:ngwo /ŋo˩˥/
六 six ·륙·lyuk /ljuk̚˥/
七 seven ·치ᇙ·chilq /tsʰilʔ˥/
八 eight ·바ᇙ·palq /palʔ˥/
九 nine :구:kwu /ku˩˥/
十 ten ·씹·ssip /s͈ip̚˥/
天 sky 텬thyen /tʰjən˩/
地 ground ·디·ti /ti˥/
日 sun ·ᅀᅵᇙ·zilq /zilʔ˥/
月 moon ·ᅌᅯᇙ·ngwelq /ŋwəlʔ˥/
山 mountain 산san /san˩/
海 sea :ᄒᆡ:hoy /hʌj˩˥/
水 water :슈:sywu /sju˩˥/
火 fire :화:hwa /hwa˩˥/
木 tree ·목·mok /mok̚˥/
土 soil :토:thwo /tʰo˩˥/
石 stone ·쎡·ssyek /s͈jək̚˥/
雨 rain :ᅌᅮ:ngwu /ŋu˩˥/
雪 snow ·ᄉᆑᇙ·sywelq /sjwəlʔ˥/
牛 ox ᅌᅮngwu /ŋu˩/
虎 tiger :호:hwo /ho˩˥/
龍 dragon 룡lyong /ljoŋ˩/
馬 horse :마:ma /ma˩˥/
羊 sheep 양yang /jaŋ˩/
雞 chicken 계kyey /kjəj˩/
犬 dog :켠:khyen /kʰjən˩˥/
貓 cat 묘myo /mjo˩/
鳥 bird :됴:tyo /tjo˩˥/
魚 fish ᅌᅧng(y)e /ŋjə˩/
頭 head 두twu /tu˩/
目 eye ·뮥·myuk /mjuk̚˥/
耳 ear :ᅀᅵ:zi /zi˩˥/
鼻 nose ·삐·ppi /p͈i˥/
口 mouth :쿠:khwu /kʰu˩˥/
牙 tooth ᅌᅡnga /ŋa˩/
心 heart 심sim /sim˩/
手 hand :슈:sywu /sju˩˥/
足 foot ·죡·cyok /tsjok̚˥/
血 blood ·ᄒᆑᇙ·hywelq /hjwəlʔ˥/
肉 meat ·ᅀᅲᆨ·zyuk /zjuk̚˥/
人 person ᅀᅵᆫzin /zin˩/
女 woman :녀:nye /njə˩˥/
兒 child ᅀᅵzi /zi˩/
門 door, gate 몬mwon /mon˩/
茶 tea 따tta /t͈a˩/
錢 money 쪈ccyen /ts͈jən˩/
年 year 년nyen /njən˩/
生 live, be born ᄉᆡᆼsoyng /sʌjŋ˩/
死 die :ᄉᆞ:so /sʌ˩˥/
行 go ᅘᆡᆼhhoyng /ɣʌjŋ˩/
行 row ᅘᅡᆼhhang /ɣaŋ˩/
来 come ·ᄅᆡ·loy /lʌj˥/
去 leave ·커·khe /kʰə˥/
走 run :주:cwu /tsu˩˥/
飛 fly 비pi /pi˩/
坐 sit :쫘:ccwa /t͈swa˩˥/
立 stand ·립·lip /lip̚˥/
見 see ·견·kyen /kjən˥/
聞 hear 문mwun /mun˩/
食 eat ·씩·ssik /s͈ik̚˥/
飲 drink :ᅙᅳᆷ:qum /ʔɯm˩˥/
白 white ·ᄈᆡᆨ·ppoyk /p͈ʌjk̚˥/
黑 black ·흑·huk /hɯk̚˥/
黃 yellow ᅘᅪᆼhhwang /ɣwaŋ˩/
青 blue-green 쳥chyeng /tsʰjəŋ˩/
灰 grey; ash 회hwoy /hoj˩/
大 big ·때·ttay /t͈aj˥/
小 small :쇼ᇢ:sywow /sjow˩˥/
長 long 땽ttyang /t͈jaŋ˩/
長 grow; elder :댱:tyang /tjaŋ˩˥/
老 old :로ᇢ:lwow /low˩˥/
熱 hot ·ᅀᅧᇙ·zyelq /zjəlʔ˥/
冷 cold :ᄅᆡᆼ:loyng /lʌjŋ˩˥/
香 fragrant 향hyang /hjaŋ˩/
上 up :샹:syang /sjaŋ˩˥/
下 down :ᅘᅡ:hha /ɣa˩˥/
左 left :좌:cwa /tswa˩˥/
右 right :우:wu /wu˩˥/
中 middle 듕tyung /tjuŋ˩/
中 hit ·듕·tyung /tjuŋ˥/
央 center ᅙᅣᆼqyang /ʔjaŋ˩/
東 east 동twong /toŋ˩/
西 west 셰syey /sjəj˩/
南 south 남nam /nam˩/
北 north ·븍·puk /pɯk̚˥/
我 I, me :ᅌᅡ:nga /ŋa˩˥/
不 not ·부ᇙ·pwulq /pulʔ˥/

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Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Koreanic

Meaning Late Middle KoreanEarly Modern KoreanProto-KoreanicJejuKoreanHamgyong KoreanJeolla Korean
Water ·믈 /mɯl/ 믈 /mɯl/ *mɨr /mɨr/ 물 /mul/ 물 /mul/ 물 /mul/ 물 /mul/
Fire ·블 /pɯl/ 블 /pɯl/ *pɨr /pɨr/ 불 /pul/ 불 /pul/ 불 /pul/ 불 /pul/
Sun ·ᄒᆡ /hʌj/ ᄒᆡ /hʌj/ *hʌy /hʌy/ 헤 /he/ 해 /hɛ/ 해 /hɛ/ 해 /hɛ/
Moon ·ᄃᆞᆯ /tʌl/ 달 /tal/ *tʌr /tʌr/ 달 /tal/ 달 /tal/ 달 /tal/ 달 /tal/
Star :별 /pjəl/ 별 /pjəl/ *pyər /pyər/ 별 /pjʌl/ 별 /pjʌl/ 별 /pjəl/ 별 /pjəl/
Night 밤 /pam/ 밤 /pam/ *pam /pam/ 밤 /pam/ 밤 /pam/ 밤 /pam/ 밤 /pam/
Rain 비 /pi/ 비 /pi/ *pi /pi/ 비 /pi/ 비 /pi/ 비 /pi/ 비 /pi/
Snow 눈 /nun/ 눈 /nun/ *nun /nun/ 눈 /nun/ 눈 /nun/ 눈 /nun/ 눈 /nun/
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Word order compared

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Late Middle Korean
나는 쥬ᅎᆞᆸ 맞은편 져자 ‌에서 본 옷을 닙어보고져 ᄒᆞ노라
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 で 見た スーツを 試着 したいです
我 想 试穿 酒店 对面的 商店 里 看到的 那套西装
أنا أريد أن أجرب بدلة رأيتها في محل مقابل الفندق
Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля

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저는 호텔 맞은편 가게 ‌에서 본 양복을 입어보고 싶습니데이
저는 旅館 맞은편 가게 ‌에서 본 衣服을 입어보고 싶사이다
저는 호텔 맞은편 가게 ‌에서 본 양복을 입어보고 싶수다
저는 호텔 맞은편 가게 ‌에서 본 양복을 입어보고 싶어요
Late Middle Korean
나는 쥬ᅎᆞᆸ 맞은편 져자 ‌에서 본 옷을 닙어보고져 ᄒᆞ노라

Han readings compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Koreanic > Middle Korean

Character Late Middle KoreanMeixian HakkaTaiwanese HakkaYingtan GanHakka ChineseCantoneseHong Kong Cantonese
一 ·qilq /ʔilʔ˥/ yit /jit̚˩/ id5 /it̚˨/ iʔ⁵ /iʔ˥/ yit /jit̚˨/ jat1 /jɐt̚˥/ jat1 /jɐt̚˥/
二 ·zi /zi˥/ ngì /ŋi˥˧/ ngi4 /ŋi˥˥/ ɵ⁵³ /ɵ˥˧/ ngi /ŋi˥˥/ ji6 /jiː˨/ ji6 /jiː˨/
三 sam /sam˩/ sâm /sam˦˦/ sam1 /sam˨˦/ san³³ /san˧˧/ sâm /sam˦˦/ saam1 /saːm˥/ saam1 /saːm˥/
四 ·sʌ /sʌ˥/ sì /sɿ˥˧/ si4 /si˥˥/ sɿ⁵³ /sɿ˥˧/ si /si˥˥/ sei3 /sei˧/ sei3 /sei˧/
五 :ngwo /ŋo˩˥/ ńg /ŋ̍˧˩/ ng3 /ŋ̩˧˩/ ŋ̍³⁵ /ŋ̍˧˥/ ńg /ŋ̩˧˩/ ng5 /ŋ̍˩˧/ ng5 /ŋ̍˩˧/
六 ·lyuk /ljuk̚˥/ liu̍k /liuk̚˥/ liug6 /liuk̚˥/ liuʔ² /liuʔ˨/ liuk /liuk̚˥/ luk6 /lʊk̚˨/ luk6 /lʊk̚˨/
七 ·chilq /tsʰilʔ˥/ chhit /tsʰit̚˩/ cid5 /tsʰit̚˨/ tɕʰiʔ⁵ /tɕʰiʔ˥/ chhit /tsʰit̚˨/ cat1 /tsʰɐt̚˥/ cat1 /tsʰɐt̚˥/
八 ·palq /palʔ˥/ pat /pat̚˩/ bad5 /pat̚˨/ paʔ⁵ /paʔ˥/ pat /pat̚˨/ baat3 /paːt̚˧/ baat3 /paːt̚˧/
九 :kwu /ku˩˥/ kiú /kiu˧˩/ giu3 /kiu˧˩/ tɕiu³⁵ /tɕiu˧˥/ kiú /kiu˧˩/ gau2 /kɐu˧˥/ gau2 /kɐu˧˥/
十 ·ssip /s͈ip̚˥/ sṳ̍p /sɨp̚˥/ siib6 /sɨp̚˥/ sɛʔ² /sɛʔ˨/ sṳ̍p /sɨp̚˥/ sap6 /sɐp̚˨/ sap6 /sɐp̚˨/
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