-슴둥

Korean

Alternative forms

• ㅁ둥 (-mdung) — after vowels or ㄹ (l)
• 슴두 (-seumdu), ㅁ두 (-mdu) — alternative ending

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɯmduŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [슴둥]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seumdung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seumdung
McCune–Reischauer?	sŭmdung
Yale Romanization?	sumtwung

Suffix

슴둥 • (-seumdung)

1. (Yukjin, some dialects of Russia and Yanbian) Interrogative suffix for sentence-final verbs in the 하십시오체 (hasipsioche, “formal polite”) speech level.

   먹슴둥?

   Meokseumdung?

   Is he eating?

Usage notes

• The suffix causes the root ㄹ (l) elide when in the form ㅁ둥 (-mdung): 암둥 (amdung, does he know?)
• In North Korea, it's use appears to be largely restricted to elderly speakers of the Yukjin dialect.

See also

• —ㅂ꾸마 (-pkkuma)/—습꾸마 (-seupkkuma)