-으마

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Korean

Alternative forms

  • (-ma)after vowels

Etymology

From Middle Korean 오〮마〮/우〮마〮 (Yale: -wómá/wúmá).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?euma
Revised Romanization (translit.)?euma
McCune–Reischauer?ŭma
Yale Romanization?uma

Suffix

으마 (-euma)

  1. Sentence-ending suffix used to promise to do something to the listener.