-언
Jeju
editPronunciation
editSuffix
edit언 (eon)
- that (marking an indirect quotation)
Usage notes
editIn the indirect quotation sense, 언 (-eon) is attached to a plain form of the quoted verb and is followed by a clause ending in a verb related to speech or ᄒᆞ다 (hawda, “to do”).
Synonyms
editKorean
editEtymology
editPlausibly a shortening of 엇 (-eot-) + 니 (-ni). Compare 간 (-gan), 안 (-an) which is also used.
Noun
edit언 • (-eon)
- (Pyongan, parts of Hwanghae) a plain-style interrogative suffix
Usage notes
editStill commonly used according to defectors from Pyongan dialect speaking areas. This includes Pyongyang, where Munhwa'eo appears to have influenced the local speech more significantly than other regions.