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Korean
Etymology
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Particle
으 • (-eu)
- Gangwon, Hamgyong, Yukjin, and Russia form of 을 (-eul, “the accusative particle, direct object marker”)
1979, 한순식 [hansunsik], “노젓는소리 만선소리 [nojeonneunsori - manseonsori]”, in MBC 한국민요대전 음반자료 사이트 [MBC han'gungminyodaejeon eumbanjaryo saiteu], 함경남도 단천시 전진동 [hamgyeongnamdo dancheonsi jeonjindong]:그 섣달으 그 사람들 인제 고공살이 했다 말이오.- Geu seotdareu geu saramdeul inje gogongsari haetda mario.
- On the twelfth month those people went off to be farmhands.