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Middle Korean
- 업 (-ep-), 압 (-ap-) — allophonic before consonants
Etymology
Related to ᄫᅳ (-Wù-). The two suffixes are in complementary distribution in fifteenth-century Middle Korean; 어ᇦ (-eW-) is used after stems ending in falling diphthongs or certain stems with liquid finals, and ᄫᅳ (-Wù-) otherwise.
Pronunciation
Harmonic pair
| Yin-form
|
어ᇦ (-eW-)
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| Yang-form
|
아ᇦ (-aW-)
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Suffix
아ᇦ (-aW-)
- A suffix attaching to verbal stems ending in ㅣ (i) or ㄹ (l) to derive adjectives.
- Synonym: ᄫᅳ (-Wù-)
Usage notes
- ㅣ (i) is usually elided; the main exception is 므ᅀᅴ〮엽다〮 (mùzúyyèp-tá).
Derived terms
- 답〮ᄭᅡᆸ다〮 (tápskàp-tá, “to be stuffy”)
- 므ᅀᅴ〮엽다〮 (mùzúyyèp-tá, “to be afraid”)
- 므〮겁다〮 (múkèp-tá, “to be heavy”)
- 붓그럽다 (puskulep-ta, “to be ashamed”)
- 앗갑다 (askap-ta, “to be regrettable”)
- 어〮즈〮럽다〮 (écúlèp-tá, “to be disorienting”)
- 즐〮겁다〮 (cúlkèp-tá, “to be pleasing”)