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-우
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우 -우-
Korean
Etymology
See ko -소 for more.
Pronunciation
Suffix
ko Standard Korean ko -으우 semi-formal style sentence-final suffix Post-vowel and post-ko ㄹ allomorphic
ko ko:서울 토박이말 연구 Study of the Dialect of Seoul Natives National Institute of Korean Language 1997 I 260 박서방! 피란 안 가우? 갑시다. Mr Park! Are you not going to evacuate? Let's go. 9788959662814 Gyeonggi
ko Pyongan The primary semi-formal style sentence-final suffix.
ko -소 Standard Korean
Middle Korean
Etymology
From okm oko 乎 *-wo adverb-deriving suffix.
Pronunciation
okm /u/
+ Harmonic pair Yin-form okm -우 -wu Yang-formokm -오 -wo
Suffix
okm suffix -wu
An adverb-deriving suffix attached to verb and adjective stems.
okm -이 -i -게 -key
okm ᄌᆞᆽ > ᄌᆞ조〮 còc- > còcwó to be frequent > frequently
okm 돌〯 > 도로 twǒl- > twòlwò to turn > again
okm 넘〯 > 너무 něm- > nèmwù to surpass > exceedingly, excessively