-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)
    • 2007 March 5, 김길수 [gimgilsu], “꾀를 써서 마을 뒤에 묘를 쓴 청주 한씨 [kkoereul sseoseo ma'eul dwie myoreul sseun cheongju hanssi]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎[1], 전라북도 순창군 [jeollabukdo sunchanggun]:
      몇 백 년 됐응게 우리 한아버지 뫼 쓰고...
      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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