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Korean
Etymology
Related to standard 습니까 (seumnikka, “Interrogative suffix for sentence-final verbs”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | sinikka |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sini'kka |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sinikka |
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| Yale Romanization? | sini.kka |
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Suffix
-시니까 • (-sinikka)
- (northern Seoul, also but not as common in Hwanghae) Interrogative suffix for sentence-final verbs
괜찮시니까요? (Gyeonggi dialect, Kaesong)- gwaenchansinikkayo?
- Are you okay?
Usage notes
- Most commonly used in southeast Hwanghae and the Kaesong region. Appears to have been more commonly used in comparison to the Standard Korean form 습니까 (seumnikka, “Interrogative suffix for sentence-final verbs”) in areas such as Kaesong up until at least the 1950s.