-으며

Korean

Alternative forms

며 (-myeo) – after vowels and ㄹ (l)

Etymology

From Middle Korean 으〮며〮/ᄋᆞ〮며〮 (Yale: -úmyé/ómyé), from Old Korean 㢱 (*-mye).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɯmjʌ̹]
Phonetic hangul: [으며]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	eumyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	eumyeo
McCune–Reischauer^?	ŭmyŏ
Yale Romanization^?	umye

Suffix

으며 • (-eumyeo)

(rather formal) and; enumerates descriptions or actions.
Synonym: (less formal) 고 (-go)

무며 오이며 부추며 갖가지 채소 로 김치 를 담근다.
Mu-myeo oi-myeo buchu-myeo gatgaji chaeso-ro gimchi-reul damgeunda.
Kimchi is made from various vegetables such as white radishes, cucumbers, and leeks.
(Note that the copula 이다 (-ida) has been elided here.)

로마 제국 의 국경 은 북쪽 으로 는 라인 강 을 접했으며 남쪽 으로 는 사하라 사막 에 다다랐다.
Roma jegug-ui gukgyeong-eun bukjjog-euro-neun Rain-gang-eul jeop-haess-eumyeo namjjog-euro-neun Sahara samag-e dadaratda.
The borders of the Roman Empire adjoined the Rhine to the north and attained the Sahara Desert to the south.
(rather formal) while, at the same time
Synonym: (more common) 으면서 (-eumyeonseo)

그녀 는 숨 을 가쁘게 쉬며 강변 산책로를 따라 뛰었다.
Geunyeo-neun sum-eul gappeuge swi-myeo gangbyeon sanchaengno-reul ttara ttwieotda.
She ran along the riverside walk while breathing heavily.

살며 사랑했고 죽으며 사랑했느니라.
Sal-myeo sarang-haetgo jug-eumyeo sarang-haen-neunira.
While living, I loved; while dying, I loved.

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