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
言ひた (ifita) → 言った (itta) 勝ちて (katite) → 勝って (katte) ありた (arita) → あった (atta) おひと (ofito) → おっと (otto)

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)).