Wiktionary

-ㅁ메

Korean edit

Etymology edit

Compare Hamgyong dialectal 슴메다 (-seummeda), 음메 (-eumme). Also attested in the Pyongan dialect[1]

Suffix edit

ㅁ메 • (-mme)

  1. (Hamgyong, Pyongan) Post-vowel or post-liquid allomorphic form of 슴메 (-seumme, “declarative or interrogative suffix in the plain style of speech”)
    • 2013 June 21, 김건욱 [gimgeonuk], “나의 살던 고향은 [naui saldeon gohyang'eun]”, in KBS 고향극장 [KBS gohyanggeukjang]‎[2], 함경남도 홍원군 [hamgyeongnamdo hong'won'gun]:
      아바이 어데 갔다 옴메?
      Abai eode gatda omme?
      Grandfather, where are you coming from?

Usage notes edit

In the Hamgyong dialect, this suffix is used for both questions and statements.

References edit

  1. ^ 광충구 [gwangchunggu] (2016) “평안도방언 [pyeong'andobang'eon, The Pyongan Dialect]”, in 한국민족문화대백과사전 [han'gungminjongmunhwadaebaekgwasajeon]‎[1]
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