-수다

Korean

Etymology

Compare 소다 (-soda, “shortened form of -소이다”). Considered a part of the intimate style of speech in Pyongan Korean.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰuda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [수다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	suda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	suda
McCune–Reischauer?	suda
Yale Romanization?	swuta

Suffix

수다 • (-suda)

1. (Hamgyong, Pyongan) a politeness-adding particle in the intimate style of speech.

   Synonym: 어요 (-eoyo)

   • (Can we date this quote?), 조병원 [jobyeong'won], “함경도 농부가 [hamgyeongdo nongbuga]”, in MBC 한국민요대전 음반자료 사이트 [MBC han'gungminyodaejeon eumbanjaryo saiteu]‎^[1], 양강도 보천군 [yanggangdo bocheon'gun]:

     그럿수다 그전에.

     Geureotsuda geujeon-e.

     This is how we did it (sang), back then.