Korean edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Korean 으〮리〮로〮소〮녀〮 (-úlílwóswónyé), through Early Modern Korean 로소냐 (-lwoswonya​), ㄹ소냐 (-lswonya). Ultimately a combination of Middle Korean suffixes 으〮리〮 (-úlí-, irrealis suffx) +‎ 롯〮 (-lwós-, emotive suffix) +‎ ᄋᆞ녀 (-onye, yes/no question suffix).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eulssonya
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eul'ssonya
McCune–Reischauer?ŭlssonya
Yale Romanization?ul.ssonya

Suffix edit

을쏘냐 (-eulssonya)

  1. (a terminating ending indicating a strong negation, usually in the form of a question, i.e., "how can this be?" and/or in place of 해라 (haera))