-시까

Korean

Etymology

Related to Hwanghae and northern Gyeonggi dialectal 시꺄 (-sikkya). Compare 시니까 (-sinikka), which is also used in surrounding regions.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰik͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [시까]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sikka
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	si'kka
McCune–Reischauer?	sikka
Yale Romanization?	si.kka

Suffix

시까 • (-sikka)

1. Hwanghae form of 습니까 (seumnikka, “Interrogative suffix for sentence-final verbs”).
   • 2007 March 6, 단옥선 [danokseon], “단옥선 할머니 (78)의 고 함창하 할아버지 이야기 [danokseon halmeoni (78)ui go hamchangha harabeoji iyagi]”, in 형과니의삶 [hyeonggwaniuisam]‎^[1], 황해남도 옹진군 강동면 [hwanghaenamdo ongjin'gun gangdongmyeon], archived from the original on 13 January 2022:

     얼마나 괴로웠갔시까...

     Eolmana goerowot-gat-sikka...

     How distressing must it have been...