-시겨

Korean

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?-sigyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sigyeo
McCune–Reischauer?sigyŏ
Yale Romanization?sikye

Suffix

시겨 • (-sigyeo)

  1. Hwanghae and Northwestern Gyeonggi form of 세요 (seyo, “present tense declarative, an interrogative suffix that can indicate a suggestion or question”).
    기시겨? (Gyeonggi, Ganghwa)
    Gi sigyeo?
    Is anyone home?

Usage notes
  • This form is found virtually only in Hwanghae province, including the islands of Baengnyeong, Yeonpyeong and Daecheong in South Korea which was culturally, linguistically and historically a part of the Hwanghae. It is also recorded in the dialect of Northwestern Gyeonggi (Ganghwa), though it is now obsolete.
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