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Korean
Etymology
Related to dialectal 응께 (-eungkke).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | eungge |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eungge |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ŭngge |
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| Yale Romanization? | ungkey |
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Suffix
응게 • (-eungge)
- (Jeolla dialect, Chungcheong) because, since, as
- Synonym: (Standard Korean) 니까 (-nikka)
2007 March 5, 김길수 [gimgilsu], “꾀를 써서 마을 뒤에 묘를 쓴 청주 한씨 [kkoereul sseoseo ma'eul dwie myoreul sseun cheongju hanssi]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye], 전라북도 순창군 [jeollabukdo sunchanggun]:몇 백 년 됐응게 우리 한아버지 뫼 쓰고...- Myeot baek nyeon dwaesseungge uri hanabeoji moe sseugo...
- Because a couple hundred years past, we buried out grandfather in his grave...
Usage notes
Compared to the 응께 (-eungkke) form, in Northern Jeolla this form appears to be more commonly used.