-슴까

Korean

Etymology

Related to standard 습니까 (seumnikka, “Interrogative suffix for sentence-final verbs”). Compare 슴다 (-seumda), ㅁ까 (-mkka)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɯmk͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [슴까]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seumkka
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seumkka
McCune–Reischauer?	sŭmkka
Yale Romanization?	sumkka

Suffix

슴까 • (-seumkka)

1. (Hamgyong, Yanbian) Dialectal form of 습니까 (-seumnikka, “Interrogative suffix for sentence-final verbs”)
   • 2022 February 24, 최송죽 [choesongjuk], “'검은색의 이상한 음식' 북한 산골에서 온 탈북민, 생애 첫 짜장면을 먹다~ [geomeunsaegui isanghan eumsik bukhan san'goreseo on talbungmin, saeng'ae cheot jjajangmyeoneul meokda~]”, in 이제 만나러 갑니다 [ije mannareo gamnida]‎^[1], 양강도 김형직군 (옛 후창군) [yanggangdo gimhyeongjikgun (yet huchanggun)]:

     오, 진짜 왔슴까?

     O, jinjja watseumkka?

     Oh, did they really come (bring it)?

Usage notes

Seems to also be replacing Yukjin forms among younger Koreans in Yukjin speaking areas.