-엄

Middle Korean Etymology A variant of noun-deriving suffixes -음 and -ᄋᆞᆷ, with a subtle shift of meaning from creating a noun of state of being, aka -ness, to creating a noun meaning a physical subject, thus creating certain doublets. Suffix okm suffix -em okm -음〮 noun forming suffix Descendants okm 무덤〮 1 ko 무덤 grave (doublet of 묻음) okm 주검〮 1 ko 주검 corpse (doublet of 죽음)