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Korean
Etymology
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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “The initial 으니 (-euni) is clearly the base form. What is the 까 (-kka)? Is this the question marker?”
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Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | eunikka |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | euni'kka |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ŭnikka |
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| Yale Romanization? | uni.kka |
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Suffix
으니까 • (-eunikka)
- Emphatic form of 으니 (-euni, “since, because, as”).
Usage notes
- This is the form usually used in speech; 으니 (-euni) is more common in written form.
- 으니까 (-eunikka) causes stem-final ㄹ (l) to drop out.
- 니까 (-nikka) — After vowels and ㄹ (l)
- 으닝까 (-euningkka), 닝까 (-ningkka) — northern Gyeongsang dialectal
Derived terms