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-ㅁ메
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Korean
Etymology
Compare Hamgyong dialectal ko -슴메다, ko -음메. Also attested in the Pyongan dialectko:평안도방언 ko:한국민족문화대백과사전 The Pyongan Dialect http://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Item/E0078673 ko:광충구 2016
Suffix
ko Hamgyong Pyongan ko -슴메 post-vowel or post-liquid allomorphic declarative or interrogative suffix in the plain style of speech
ko 2013 June 21 ko:김건욱 ko:나의 살던 고향은 ko:KBS 고향극장 ko:함경남도 홍원군 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKb2hnR2HmM 아바이 어데 갔다 옴메? Grandfather, where are you coming from?
Usage notes
In the Hamgyong dialect, this suffix is used for both questions and statements.
References