-시겨
Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɕʰiɡjʌ̹]
- Phonetic hangul: [시겨]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | -sigyeo |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sigyeo |
| McCune–Reischauer? | sigyŏ |
| Yale Romanization? | sikye |
Suffix
시겨 • (-sigyeo)
- Hwanghae and Northwestern Gyeonggi form of 세요 (seyo, “present tense declarative, an interrogative suffix that can indicate a suggestion or question”).
- 기시겨? (Gyeonggi, Ganghwa)
- Gi sigyeo?
- Is anyone home?
Usage notes
- This form is found virtually only in Hwanghae province, including the islands of Baengnyeong, Yeonpyeong and Daecheong in South Korea which was culturally, linguistically and historically a part of the Hwanghae. It is also recorded in the dialect of Northwestern Gyeonggi (Ganghwa), though it is now obsolete.