促音便

Japanese

Kanji in this term
促 音 便
そく
Grade: S 		おん
Grade: 1 		びん
Grade: 4
goon kan'yōon
Examples

Etymology

Blend of 促音 (sokuon, “moraic obstruent”) +‎ 音便 (onbin, “euphony”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) そくおんびん [sòkúóꜜǹbìǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [so̞kɯ̟õ̞mbʲĩɴ]

Noun

促(そく)音(おん)便(びん) • (sokuonbin) 

  1. (phonology, grammar) a form of euphony whereby certain historical morae became sokuon before a stop, especially before /t/
    Coordinate terms: イ音便, ウ音便, 撥音便

Usage notes

  • Tokyo Japanese tends to favor 促音便 (sokuonbin) (e.g. 言って (itte)), while Kansai Japanese tends to favor ウ音便 (u-onbin) (e.g. 言うて (yūte)).

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