-슴둥
Korean
Alternative forms
- ㅁ둥 (-mdung) – after vowels or ㄹ (l)
- 슴두 (-seumdu), ㅁ두 (-mdu) – alternative ending
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɯmduŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [슴둥]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | seumdung |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seumdung |
| McCune–Reischauer? | sŭmdung |
| Yale Romanization? | sumtwung |
Suffix
슴둥 • (-seumdung)
- (Yukjin, some dialects of Koryo-mar and Yanbian) Interrogative suffix for sentence-final verbs in the 하십시오체 (hasipsioche, “formal polite”) speech level.
- 먹슴둥?
- meokseumdung?
- Is he eating?
Usage notes
- The suffix causes the root ㄹ (l) elide when in the form ㅁ둥 (-mdung): 암둥 (amdung, does he know?)
- In North Korea, it's use appears to be largely restricted to elderly speakers of the Yukjin dialect.
See also
- —ㅂ꾸마 (-pkkuma)/—습꾸마 (-seupkkuma)