-시니까
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Related to standard 습니까 (seumnikka, “Interrogative suffix for sentence-final verbs”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɕʰinik͈a̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [시니까]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | sinikka |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sini'kka |
| McCune–Reischauer? | sinikka |
| Yale Romanization? | sini.kka |
Suffix
[edit]시니까 • (-sinikka)
- (northern Seoul, also but not as common in Hwanghae) Interrogative suffix for sentence-final verbs
- 괜찮시니까요? (Gyeonggi dialect, Kaesong)
- Gwaenchansinikkayo?
- Are you okay?
Usage notes
[edit]- Most commonly used in southeast Hwanghae and the Kaesong region. Appears to have been more commonly used in comparison to the Standard Korean form 습니까 (seumnikka, “Interrogative suffix for sentence-final verbs”) in areas such as Kaesong up until at least the 1950s.
Related terms
[edit]- 습니까 (-seumnikka)