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Korean

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Etymology

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From Middle Korean (Yale: -m).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ㅁ (-m)

  1. Post-vocalic and liquid allomorphic form of -음 (-eum, -ing, -ment, substantive-deriving verbal suffix)
    떠나- (tteona-, to depart) + ‎-ㅁ (-m) → ‎떠남 (tteonam, one's departing)
    슬프- (seulpeu-, to be sad) + ‎-ㅁ (-m) → ‎슬픔 (seulpeum, sadness)
    살- (sal-, to live) + ‎-ㅁ (-m) → ‎ (sam, life)