-시니까

Korean

Etymology

Related to standard 습니까 (seumnikka, “Interrogative suffix for sentence-final verbs”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰinik͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [시니까]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sinikka
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sini'kka
McCune–Reischauer?	sinikka
Yale Romanization?	sini.kka

Suffix

시니까 • (-sinikka)

1. (northern Seoul, also but not as common in Hwanghae) Interrogative suffix for sentence-final verbs

   괜찮시니까요? (Gyeonggi dialect, Kaesong)

   Gwaenchansinikkayo?

   Are you okay?

Usage notes

• Most commonly used in southeast Hwanghae and the Kaesong region. Appears to have been more commonly used in comparison to the Standard Korean form 습니까 (seumnikka, “Interrogative suffix for sentence-final verbs”) in areas such as Kaesong up until at least the 1950s.

Related terms

• 습니까 (-seumnikka)