-응게

Korean

Etymology

Related to dialectal 응께 (-eungkke).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?-eungge
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eungge
McCune–Reischauer?ŭngge
Yale Romanization?ungkey

Suffix

응게 • (-eungge)

  1. (Jeolla dialect, Chungcheong) because, since, as
    Synonym: (Standard Korean) 니까 (-nikka)
    몇 백 년 됐응게 우리 한아버지 뫼 쓰고... (Jeolla, Sunchang)
    Myeot baek nyeon dwaesseungge uri hanabeoji moe sseugo...
    Because a couple hundred years past, we buried out grandfather in his grave...

Usage Notes

Compared to the 응께 (-eungkke) form, in Northern Jeolla this form appears to be more commonly used.

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