-아-

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [아]

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

Suffix

아 • (-a-)

1. Southern Gyeongsang form of 우 (-u-, causative suffix).

   ‎널찌다 (neoljjida, “to fall”) + ‎아 (-a-) → ‎널짜다 (neoljjada, “to drop; to cause to fall”)

Usage notes

• Some Gyeongsang verbs formed by 아 (-a-) do not correspond to a Seoul form with 우 (-u-).