-시니까

Korean

Etymology

Related to standard 습니까 (seumnikka, “Interrogative suffix for sentence-final verbs”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sinikka
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sini'kka
McCune–Reischauer?sinikka
Yale Romanization?sini.kka

Suffix

시니까 • (-sinikka)

  1. (northern Gyeonggi, also but not as common in Hwanghae) Interrogative suffix for sentence-final verbs
    괜찮시니까요? (Gyeonggi dialect, Kaesong)
    Gwaenchansinikkayo?
    Are you okay?

Usage notes
  • Most commonly used in southeast Hwanghae and the Kaesong region. Appears to have been more commonly used in comparison to the Standard Korean form 습니까 (seumnikka, “Interrogative suffix for sentence-final verbs”) in areas such as Kaesong up until at least the 1950s.
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