"-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": "치(齒) (chi, “tooth”) + ㅅ (-s-) + 솔 (sol, “brush”) → 칫솔 (chitsol, “toothbrush”), literally “brush of teeth”",
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        },
        {
          "text": "새 (sae, “east”) + ㅅ (-s-) + 별 (byeol, “star”) → 샛별 (saetbyeol, “morning star”), literally “star of the east”",
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        },
        {
          "text": "나무 (namu, “tree”) + ㅅ (-s-) + 잎 (ip, “leaf”) → 나뭇잎 (namunnip, “tree leaf”), literally “leaf of trees”",
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        },
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          "text": "바다 (bada, “sea”) + ㅅ (-s-) + 물 (mul, “water”) → 바닷물 (badanmul, “seawater”), literally “water of the sea”",
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        },
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        },
        {
          "text": "안(眼) (an, “eye”) + ㅅ (-s-) + 과(科) (gwa, “branch of study”) → 안과(眼科) (ankkwa, “ophthalmology”), literally “study of eyes”",
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        },
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          "text": "물(物) (mul, “thing”) + ㅅ (-s-) + 가(價) (ga, “price”) → 물가(物價) (mulkka, “prices (of commodities in the economy)”), literally “price of things”",
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        },
        {
          "text": "강(強) (gang, “strength, strong”) + ㅅ (-s-) + 점(點) (jeom, “point”) → 강점(點) (gangjjeom, “advantage”), literally “point of strength”",
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        },
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        },
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        },
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          "text": "안(眼) (an, “eye”) + ㅅ (-s-) + 과(科) (gwa, “branch of study”) → 안과(眼科) (ankkwa, “ophthalmology”), literally “study of eyes”",
          "type": "example"
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          "type": "example"
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          "text": "강(強) (gang, “strength, strong”) + ㅅ (-s-) + 점(點) (jeom, “point”) → 강점(點) (gangjjeom, “advantage”), literally “point of strength”",
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