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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | sigyeo |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sigyeo |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sigyŏ |
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| Yale Romanization? | sikye |
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Suffix
시겨 • (-sigyeo)
- Hwanghae and Northwestern Gyeonggi form of 세요 (seyo, “present tense declarative, an interrogative suffix that can indicate a suggestion or question”).
1981 July 18, 김순이 [gimsuni], “딸은 도둑년(2) [ttareun dodungnyeon(2)]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye], 인천광역시 강화군 길상면 [incheon'gwang'yeoksi ganghwagun gilsangmyeon]:거, 아침에 조반 먹을려구... 김치 한 폭씩 끄내시겨.- Geo, achim-e joban meogeullyeogu... Gimchi han pokssik kkeunaesigyeo.
- Take out a batch of Kimchi so that I can have breakfast in the morning.
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 South Hwanghae Province, and have a large refugee community from historical Hwanghae province. It is also recorded in the dialect of Northwestern Gyeonggi (Ganghwa), though it is now increasingly obsolete.