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Old Korean
Etymology
Compare Middle Korean 마ᄅᆞᆫ〮 (Yale: -màlón, “though, although”), modern Korean 마는 (-maneun, “id.”)
Suffix
而亦 (*-maliye)
- though; although
- Synonym: 果斗 (*-kwoatwu)
1262, 상서도관첩(尙書都官貼) [sangseodogwancheop, Bequeath of Slaves by the Department of State Affairs to Yu Gyeong]:忠臣義士所以推心是如在而亦- Although loyal ministers and men of valor persevered because of this
Reconstruction notes
- Mainly attested in Idu documents. Later Idu textbooks give the hangul spelling 마리여 (Yale: maliye) for this form, whence the reconstruction.
Further reading
- 김지오 (Kim Ji-o) (2019) “고대국어 연결어미 연구의 현황과 과제 [godaegugeo yeon'gyeoreomi yeon'guui hyeonhwanggwa gwaje, The conditions and future tasks of analyzing connective endings in Old Korean]”, in Gugyeol Yeon'gu, volume 43, pages 55–87