-ㄹ세

Korean

Alternative forms

-로세 (-rose)
-을세 (-eulse) — with other words

Etymology

From Middle Korean -로〮소〮ᅌᅵ다〮 (-lwóswóngìtá), through -로쇠 (-lwoswoy), -ㄹ쇠 (-lswoy).^[1] Ultimately a combination of Middle Korean suffixes -롯〮- (-lwós-, emotive suffix) +‎ -ᄋᆞ〮ᅌᅵ- (-óngì-, politeness suffix) +‎ 다〮 (tá, declarative suffix).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɭs͈e̞]
Phonetic hangul: [ㄹ쎄]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	lse
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	lse
McCune–Reischauer^?	lsse
Yale Romanization^?	lqsey

Suffix

-ㄹ세 • (-lse)

Used with -이다 (-ida) and 아니다 (anida) to make declarations.
- 배꽃타령 [1]
  배꽃일세 배꽃일세 큰애기 얼굴 이 배꽃일세
  도화로세 도화로세 큰애기 얼굴 이 도화로세
  baekkoch-ilse baekkoch-ilse keunaegi eolgur-i baekkoch-ilsedo
  hwa-rose dohwa-rose keunaegi eolgur-i dohwa-rose
  She is a pear blossom, she is a pear blossom, the lady's face is (like) a pear blossom
  She is a peach blossom, she is a peach blossom, the lady's face is (like) a peach blossom

References

^ 이동석 [idongseok] (2011) “'도쇠'류 어미의 통시적 변화에 대하여 [-dosoe ryu eomiui tongsijeok byeonhwa'e daehayeo]”, in 한국학연구, volume 39, 고려대학교 한국학연구소 [goryeodaehakgyo han'gukhagyeon'guso], pages 331-358

[1] 이동석 [idongseok] (2011) “'도쇠'류 어미의 통시적 변화에 대하여 [-dosoe ryu eomiui tongsijeok byeonhwa'e daehayeo]”, in 한국학연구, volume 39, 고려대학교 한국학연구소 [goryeodaehakgyo han'gukhagyeon'guso], pages 331-358

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