-시겨

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Korean

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sigyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sigyeo
McCune–Reischauer?sigyŏ
Yale Romanization?sikye

Suffix

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시겨 (-sigyeo)

  1. Hwanghae and Northwestern Gyeonggi form of 세요 (seyo, present tense declarative, an interrogative suffix that can indicate a suggestion or question).
    • 1981 July 18, 김순이 [gimsuni], “딸은 도둑년(2) [ttareun dodungnyeon(2)]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎[1], 인천광역시 강화군 길상면 [incheon'gwang'yeoksi ganghwagun gilsangmyeon]:
      , 아침 조반 먹을려구... 김치 끄내시겨.
      Geo, achim-e joban meogeullyeogu... Gimchi han pokssik kkeunaesigyeo.
      Take out a batch of Kimchi so that I can have breakfast in the morning.

Usage notes

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  • This form is found virtually only in Hwanghae province, including the islands of Baengnyeong, Yeonpyeong and Daecheong in South Korea which was culturally, linguistically and historically a part of South Hwanghae Province, and have a large refugee community from historical Hwanghae province. It is also recorded in the dialect of Northwestern Gyeonggi (Ganghwa), though it is now increasingly obsolete.