-으이-

-으이 Korean Alternative forms ko -이- after vowels and ko ㄹ Etymology From ko okm - -으〮ᅌᅵ/ᄋᆞ〮ᅌᅵ- -úngì/óngì- addressee-honoring suffix. Suffix ko archaic or Gyeongsang A suffix adding an intensified degree of politeness or deference. ko 아부지, 떡 좀 잡수-이-소. Father, have some rice cakes. Gyeongsang dialect, Changwon ko [孟](맹)[子](자)-ㅣ [對](대)[曰](왈) [於](어)[傳](전)-에 [有](유)[之](지)하-니-이-다. Maengja(e) daewal eojeon-e yuji-ha-ni-i-da. Mencius replied, "It is so in the records." traditional cantillation of Mencius Usage notes archaic Common in Middle and Early Modern Korean, in the standard language, it is nowadays largely restricted to the archaic language of religious texts, such as the Bible, Buddhist prayers, or cantillation of the Confucian canon. Gyeongsang In contemporary Gyeongsang, it attaches only to ko -소 and ko -읍시다, the imperative and hortative suffixes of the semi-formal style respectively, to form ko -으이소 and ko -으입시다, the imperative and hortative moods of the formal polite style respectively. The formal polite style is less formal in Gyeongsang than in contemporary Seoul Korean, and hence can be used by e.g. a child addressing one's parents. In these contexts, it coexists with the polite style formed by ko -예. This suffix is not used in northwestern Gyeongsang (e.g. Andong).