-시-

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See also: 시

Jeju

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Early Modern Korean 시 (-si-). Ultimately from Old Korean 賜 (*-si). See the main entry for more.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?-si-
Revised Romanization (translit.)?si
Yale Romanization?si

Suffix

시 (-si-)

  1. Post-vowel and post-liquid allomorphic form of 으시 (-eusi-, honorific suffix used with 읍서 (-eupseo)).
    • 2020, Changyong Yang, Sejung Yang, William O'Grady, Jejueo : the language of Korea’s Jeju Island, Honolulu, USA: University of Hawai‘i Press, →DOI, →ISBN, →JSTOR, page 215:
      싱그십서 […] 이펜더레 도십서..
      Singgeu-si-b-seo. I pen-deole do-si-b-seo.
      Please plant it. Please, turn around to this side.
  2. (rare) Post-vowel and post-liquid allomorphic form of 으시 (-eusi-, subject honorific suffix).

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Korean 시〮 (Yale: -sí-). See the main entry for more.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?si
Revised Romanization (translit.)?si
McCune–Reischauer?si
Yale Romanization?si

Suffix

시 • (-si-)

  1. Post-vowel and post-liquid allomorphic form of 으시 (-eusi-, subject honorific suffix).
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