-으이

See also: -으이-

Korean

Alternative forms

  • (-i) after vowels and (l)

Etymology

From a colloquial Middle Korean suffix -으이〮/ᄋᆞ이〮 (Yale: -uí/oí), more commonly attested in the sixteenth century. The traditional interpretation sees this as from -으〮ᅌᅵ/ᄋᆞ〮ᅌᅵ- (Yale: -úngì/óngì-, addressee-honoring suffix); compare Southeastern Korean 으이 (-eu'i-). However, Jang Yun-hui rejects this..[1]

In either case, related to verbal endings (-ne), (-de), possibly (-so).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?-eu'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eu'i
McCune–Reischauer?ŭi
Yale Romanization?ui

Suffix

으이 (-eu'i)

  1. (dated, archaic or dialectal) A familiar style declarative ending.
    고마우.Gomau-i.Thank you.
    . 돌아갈 조심하.
    Nar-i cha-i. Dora-gal ttae josim-ha-si-ge.
    It's cold today. Be cautious when you return.
    (file)

References

  1. 장윤희 (1997), 중세국어 종결어미 '(으)이'의 분석과 그 문법사적 의의 [Analysis of the Middle Korean sentence ender (-u)i and its significance in grammatical history]”, in Gugeohak, volume 30
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