-어ᇦ-
Middle Korean
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editRelated to -ᄫᅳ- (-Wù-). The two suffixes are in complementary distribution in fifteenth-century Middle Korean; -어ᇦ- (-eW-) is used after stems ending in falling diphthongs or certain stems with liquid finals, and -ᄫᅳ- (-Wù-) otherwise.
Pronunciation
editYin-form | -어ᇦ- (-eW-) |
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Yang-form | -아ᇦ- (-aW-) |
Suffix
edit-아ᇦ- (-aW-)
- A suffix attaching to verbal stems ending in ㅣ (i) or ㄹ (l) to derive adjectives.
- Synonym: -ᄫᅳ- (-Wù-)