-슴둥

Korean

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seumdung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seumdung
McCune–Reischauer?sŭmdung
Yale Romanization?sumtwung

Suffix

슴둥 • (-seumdung)

  1. (Yukjin, some dialects of Koryo-mar and Yanbian) Interrogative suffix for sentence-final verbs in the 하십시오체 (hasipsioche, “formal polite”) speech level.
    먹슴둥?
    meokseumdung?
    Is he eating?

Usage notes
  • The suffix causes the root ㄹ (l) elide when in the form ㅁ둥 (-mdung): 암둥 (amdung, does he know?)
  • In North Korea, it's use appears to be largely restricted to elderly speakers of the Yukjin dialect.

See also
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