-간

Korean

Etymology

Shortening of 갓 (-gat-) + 니 (-ni)[1]. Compare 안 (-an) and 언 (-eon), which are also used in northwestern Korean.

Noun

간 • (-gan)

  1. (Pyongan, Hwanghae) a plain-style interrogative suffix
    • 1981, 김시봉, “아이어르는소리둥둥타령”, in MBC 한국민요대전 음반자료 사이트‎, 평안북도 동림군 동림읍:
      은을 주면 널 사간 금을 준들 널 사간
      eun-eul ju-myeon neol sagan geum-eul jun-deul neol sagan
      Would I buy you for silver, would I buy you for gold
      • Lyrics to a traditional lullaby from the Tongrim area.

Usage notes

Used in place of where '겠니' would be used in Standard Korean.

References
  1. 최소연 (Choi So-yeon) (2020), “황해도 안악 지역어의 음운론적연구 [A Phonological Study on the Regional Language of Anak County in the Hwanghae Region]”, in 서울대학교 대학원, page 105
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