-ㅁ

See also: ㅁ

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Korean ㅁ (Yale: -m).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [m]

Suffix

-ㅁ • (-m)

  1. Post-vocalic and liquid allomorphic form of -음 (-eum, “-ing, -ment”, substantive-deriving verbal suffix)
    ‎떠나- (tteona-, “to depart”) + ‎-ㅁ (-m) → ‎떠남 (tteonam, “departing, departure”)
    ‎슬프- (seulpeu-, “to be sad”) + ‎-ㅁ (-m) → ‎슬픔 (seulpeum, “sadness”)
    ‎살- (sal-, “to live”) + ‎-ㅁ (-m) → ‎삶 (sam, “life”)
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