-곰

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Middle Korean

Etymology

From Old Korean (*kwom).

Particle

곰〮 (-kwóm)

  1. (after a noun phrase) each by a certain amount or quantity
    • 1447, 석보상절 [seokbosangjeol], volume 3:
      調達이와 難陀왜 몬져 쏘니 各各 ᄢᅦ여디거늘
      TTYWOTTALQiwa NANTAGway mwoncye sswoni KAKKAK seykhwom pskeyyetikenul
      Devadatta and Nandha shot first, and they each pierced three .
  2. (after an adverbial phrase) An emphatic particle.
    • a. 1517, 번역노걸대 [beonyeongnogeoldae], volume [ha]:
      이리 갑슬 닐어 므슴 ᄒᆞᆯ다
      Ney ilikwom kapsul nile musum holta
      What do you trying to do, asking for such price?

Suffix

곰〮 (-kwóm)

  1. Expresses habitual or iterative aspect, often followed by ᄒᆞ다 (hota).
    • 1459, 월인석보 [worinseokbo], volume 20:
      가ᄀᆞ기 놀라ᄫᅵ 니러셔다가 ᄯᅩ 도로 아ᇇ ᄒᆞ실ᄊᆡ
      Kakoki nwollaWi nilesyetaka stwo twolwo anskwom hosilssoy
      Because he kept suddenly standing up surprised, and then sitting back down again

Descendants

  • Korean: (-geum)
  • Korean: (-gon, habitual verbal suffix)