"-ㅅ-" meaning in Korean

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Interfix

Forms: [canonical], -s- [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle Korean ㅅ (Yale: -s, inanimate or honorific genitive particle), from Old Korean 叱 (-s, inanimate genitive particle). Possibly cognate with the rare and ancient -s- genitive interfix in Japanese, as in 春雨 (harusame). Etymology templates: {{inh|ko|okm|-}} Middle Korean, {{okm-l|-ㅅ|-s|5=inanimate or honorific genitive particle}} ㅅ (Yale: -s, inanimate or honorific genitive particle), {{inh|ko|oko|叱|pos=inanimate genitive particle|tr=-s}} Old Korean 叱 (-s, inanimate genitive particle) Head templates: {{head|ko|interfix|tr=-s-}} ㅅ • (-s-)
  1. The saitsori or "genitive -s-", a marker used between the components of many (but not all) compound nouns, typically when the components have a genitive relationship or when the first component is attributive. Wikipedia link: bibim-guksu, bibimbap Tags: morpheme

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          "text": "샛별 (saetbyeol, “morning star”) - from 새 (sae, “east”) + ㅅ + 별 (byeol, “star”), etymologically \"star of the east\""
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          "text": "안과 (眼科, ankkwa, “ophthalmology”) - from 안 (眼, an, “eye”) + ㅅ + 과 (科, gwa, “branch of study”), etymologically \"study of eyes\""
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        },
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        },
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        },
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        },
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        },
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          "text": "물가 (物價, mulkka, “prices (of commodities in the economy)”) - from 물 (物, mul, “thing”) + ㅅ + 가 (價, ga, “price”), etymologically \"price of things\""
        },
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