The Cyrillization of Korean is the transcribing and transliterating the Korean language into the Cyrillic alphabet. The main cyrillization system in use is the Kontsevich system (). The Kontsevich system was created by the Soviet-Russian scholar Lev Kontsevich () in the 1950s based on the earlier transliteration system designed by (). As a consequence of the Cold War, a Latin-script variant of the Kontsevich system is used in the states of the former Warsaw Pact (for example, in Polish and CzechVyšetřovatelé zatkli jihokorejského prezidenta. U výslechu odmítl vypovídat — novinky.cz: In proper Kontesvich cyrillization, this would read as (Čchve San Mok), while in Revised Romanization, this reads Choe Sang-mok.), while SerbianСеверна Кореја: Кимовом течи главе дошли угаљ и девизе, а не идеологија — Nova Srpska Politička Misao: The spelling is derived from the Revised Romanization Jang Song-thaek; in Kontesvich cyrillization, this would read as in the original Russian version, or in a version adapted to the Serbian alphabet. and MacedonianЛи Џае Мјунг е нов претседател на Јужна Кореја — Deutsche Welle in Macedonian: The spelling is derived from the Revised Romanization Lee Jae-myung; in Kontsevich cyrillization, this would read as in the original Russian version, or in a version adapted to the Macedonian alphabet. follow a Cyrillization system based on McCune–Reischauer romanization owing to the Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia being a non-aligned state outside the Soviet bloc.
Features Cyrillization systems for Korean were developed domestically in both North Korea (where it has been proposed to replace the current script in the past) and South Korea; Kontsevich carried out work on the systemization of these rules. In contrast with some systems of Romanization of Korean, the transcription is based primarily on the pronunciation of a word, rather than on its spelling.
Consonants
Initial HangulCyrillicнтрмпсччхкхтхпххккттппссчч–McCune–Reischauerntrmpschch'''||k||t'''||phkkttppsstch–Revised Romanizationndrmbsjchktphkkttppssjj–
Final HangulCyrillicнтльмптттктптк––т–нъMcCune–Reischauerntlmptttktptk––t–ngRevised Romanizationntlmptttktptk––t–ng
Medial consonant rules Some letters are transcribed differently in the middle of a word when following certain other letters.
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Vowels HangulCyrillicвевивавоMcCune–Reischaueryaŏyŏoyouyuŭiaeyaee/-ëyeoewiŭiwawŏwaeweRevised Romanizationyaeoyeooyouyueuiaeyaeeyeoewiuiwawowaewe
Examples English Hangul (Hanja) RR(RR transliteration in parentheses) Kontsevich (Latin transliteration in parentheses) Serbian-script McCune–Reischauer(Gaj's Latin alphabet in parentheses) wall byeok(byeog) пёк(pyok) пјок(pjok) on the wall byeoge(byeog-e) пёге(pyoge) пјоге(pjoge) outside(uninflected) bak(bakk) пак(pak) пак(pak) outside bakke(bakk-e) пакке(pakke) паге(page) kitchen bueok(bueok) пуок (puok) пуок (puok) to the kitchen bueoke(bueok-e) пуокхе(puokhe) пуоке(puoke) Wikipedia wikibaekgwa(wikibaeggwa) викхибэкква(vikhibèkkva) викибекква(vikibekkva) Hangul hangeul or han-geul(han-geul) хангыль(hangyl') хан'гул(han'gul) Hanja hanja(han-ja) ханчча(hanchcha) ханђа(hanđa) character, letter geulja(geul-ja) кыльчча (kyl'chcha) кулђа (kulđa) easy swiun(swiun) свиун(sviun) свиун(sviun) Four seasons are distinct. Sagyejeori tturyeotada.(Sa-gye-jeol-i ttu-lyeos-ha-da.) Сагеджори ттурётхада.(Sagedzhori tturyothada) Сагјеђори ттурјотхада.(Sagjeđori tturjothada) Just check the line color and width you want. Wonhasineun seon saekkkalgwa gulgie chekeuhasimyeon doemnida.(Won-ha-si-neun seon saeg-kkal-gwa gulg-gi-e che-keu-ha-si-myeon doeb-ni-da.) Вонхасинын сон сэкккальгва кульккие чхекхыхасимён твемнида.(Vonhasinyn son sèkkal'gva kul'kkie chhekhyhasimyon tvemnida.) Вонхасинун сон секкалгва кулгие ћ'ек'ухасимјон тоемнида.(Vonhasinun son sekkalgva kulgie ć'ek'uhasimjon toemnida.) Republic of Korea Daehan Minguk(Dae-han Min-gug) Тэхан Мингук(Tèkhan Minguk) Техан Мингук(Tehan Minguk) Democratic People's Republic of Korea Joseon Minjujuui Inmin Gonghwaguk(Jo-seon Min-ju-ju-ui In-min Gong-hwa-gug) Чосон Минджуджуый Инмин Конхвагук(Choson Mindzhudzhuyy Inmin Konhvaguk) Ћосон Минђуђууј Инмин Конгвагук(Ćoson Minđuđuuj Inmin Kongvaguk)
See also Romaja New Korean Orthography Hangul
Notes Korean personal names are written by family name first, followed by a space and then the given name. As a rule, syllables in given names are not separated.
References
External links Degrees of Courtesy and Communication Styles in the Korean Language, by K. B. Kurotchenko. Entry for Lev Kontsevich on the Institute of Oriental Studies. Russian and Latin Transcription of Korean Words, by Lev Kontsevich.