Do the various verbs pronounced つく differ in intonation?


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There are many verbs which are pronounced つく, and I was simply wondering: **Do
their intonation patterns differ?**

If so, **what are the intonation patterns of the most common forms of つく in
Tokyo dialect?**

Common: 付く、着く、吐く、突く




The NHK pronunciation dictionary prescribes that:

  1. 付く, 着く, （羽根を）撞く, （職に）就く, （嘘を）吐く, （位に）即く, （明かりが）点く, and （餅を）搗く all have the accent on the first or second mora (with first preferred: HL)
  2. 突く has no accent (so in isolation it is LH, but note that this is not the same as accent-on-the-second-mora LH when other words follow)

Hope this helps!




The NHK pronunciation dictionary prescribes that:

  1. 付く, 着く, （羽根を）撞く, （職に）就く, （嘘を）吐く, （位に）即く, （明かりが）点く, and （餅を）搗く all have the accent on the first or second mora (with first preferred: HL)
  2. 突く has no accent (so in isolation it is LH, but note that this is not the same as accent-on-the-second-mora LH when other words follow)

Hope this helps!

