-응게
Korean
Etymology
Related to dialectal 응께 (-eungkke).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɯŋɡe̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [응게]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | -eungge |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eungge |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ŭngge |
| Yale Romanization? | ungkey |
Suffix
응게 • (-eungge)
- (Jeolla dialect, Chungcheong) because, since, as
- Synonym: (Standard Korean) 니까 (-nikka)
- 몇 백 년 됐응게 우리 한아버지 뫼 쓰고... (Jeolla, Sunchang)
- Myeot baek nyeon dwaesseungge uri hanabeoji moe sseugo...
- Because a couple hundred years past, we buried out grandfather in his grave...
- Folk story from Sunchang county
Usage Notes
Compared to the 응께 (-eungkke) form, in Northern Jeolla this form appears to be more commonly used.