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Korean
- -오- (-o-) — after vowels or ㄹ (l), before vowels
- -옵- (-op-) — after vowels or ㄹ (l), before consonants
- -으오- (-euo-) — after other consonants, before vowels
- 으옵 (-euop-) — after other consonants, before consonants
Etymology
From Middle Korean -ᅀᆞᇦ- (Yale: -zòW◌́-, object-honoring suffix), from Old Korean 白 (*SOLPO-). The expected form after consonants is -습- (-seup-), cf. -소 (-so) and -습니다 (-seumnida), but in contemporary Korean an epenthetical vowel was introduced instead to produce -으옵 (-euop).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | euop |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | euob |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ŭop |
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| Yale Romanization? | uop |
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Suffix
-으옵- • (-euop-)
- (very formal or dated) A highly polite deferential suffix.
- 하오니 ― ha-o-ni
- 다름이 아니오라 ― dareum-i ani-o-ra
대자대비 세존께 귀의하옵고 지극정성으로 발원하나이다.- Daejadaebi sejon-kke gwiui-ha-op-go jigeukjeongseong-euro barwon-ha-naida.
- I turn towards the ever-compassionate World-Honored One , and with utmost devotion I utter my prayer.
Usage notes
- The ㅂ (b) is lost before the epenthetical vowel -으- (-eu-), which itself is elided. This can make it seem as if the -오- (-o-) or -으오 (-euo) combines to consonant-initial suffixes:
- 하 (ha-) + -으옵- (-euop-) + -으니 (-euni) → 하오니 (haoni)
- 아니 (ani-) + -으옵- (-euop-) + -으라 (-eura) → 아니오라 (aniora)