"-을까" meaning in Korean

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Suffix

IPA: [ɯɭk͈a̠] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: 을까 [canonical], -eulkka [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Korean 으ᇙ가〮/ᄋᆞᇙ가〮 (Yale: -olq-ká/ulq-ká), equivalent to 으ᇙ/ᄋᆞᇙ (Yale: -olq/ulq, irrealis adnominal suffix) + 가〮 (Yale: -ká, noun-like particle for polar questions). The wh-word question equivalent is 을꼬 (-eulkko), not common in Standard Korean. Etymology templates: {{inh|ko|okm|-}} Middle Korean, {{m|okm|-으ᇙ가〮/ᄋᆞᇙ가〮|tr=-}} 으ᇙ가〮/ᄋᆞᇙ가〮, {{okm-l|-으ᇙ가〮/ᄋᆞᇙ가〮|-olq-ká/ulq-ká}} 으ᇙ가〮/ᄋᆞᇙ가〮 (Yale: -olq-ká/ulq-ká), {{m|okm|-으ᇙ/ᄋᆞᇙ|tr=-}} 으ᇙ/ᄋᆞᇙ, {{okm-l|-으ᇙ/ᄋᆞᇙ|-olq/ulq|5=irrealis adnominal suffix}} 으ᇙ/ᄋᆞᇙ (Yale: -olq/ulq, irrealis adnominal suffix), {{m|okm|-가〮|tr=-}} 가〮, {{okm-l|-가〮|-ká|5=noun-like particle for polar questions}} 가〮 (Yale: -ká, noun-like particle for polar questions), {{m|ko|-을꼬}} 을꼬 (-eulkko) Head templates: {{ko-pos|suffix}} 을까 • (-eulkka)
  1. In the intimate speech level, or with 요 (-yo) in the polite speech level, an interrogative suffix. Has a nuance of greater doubt or uncertainty. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: ㄹ까 (-lkka) (english: after vowel), ㄹ-final stems (l)

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "okm",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Korean",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "-으ᇙ가〮/ᄋᆞᇙ가〮",
        "tr": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "으ᇙ가〮/ᄋᆞᇙ가〮",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
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      },
      "expansion": "으ᇙ가〮/ᄋᆞᇙ가〮 (Yale: -olq-ká/ulq-ká)",
      "name": "okm-l"
    },
    {
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        "tr": "-"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-으ᇙ/ᄋᆞᇙ",
        "2": "-olq/ulq",
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      },
      "expansion": "으ᇙ/ᄋᆞᇙ (Yale: -olq/ulq, irrealis adnominal suffix)",
      "name": "okm-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "okm",
        "2": "-가〮",
        "tr": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "가〮",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-가〮",
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      },
      "expansion": "가〮 (Yale: -ká, noun-like particle for polar questions)",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "-을꼬"
      },
      "expansion": "을꼬 (-eulkko)",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Korean 으ᇙ가〮/ᄋᆞᇙ가〮 (Yale: -olq-ká/ulq-ká), equivalent to 으ᇙ/ᄋᆞᇙ (Yale: -olq/ulq, irrealis adnominal suffix) + 가〮 (Yale: -ká, noun-like particle for polar questions). The wh-word question equivalent is 을꼬 (-eulkko), not common in Standard Korean.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "을까",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-eulkka",
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        "romanization"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "을까 • (-eulkka)",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "suffix",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle Korean links with redundant wikilinks",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Should we listen to some music?",
          "roman": "Eumag-ina deur-eulkka-yo?",
          "text": "음악이나 들을까요?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "When should we meet up?",
          "roman": "Eonje mannal kka ?",
          "text": "언제 만날까?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Can we do it? / Do you think we can do it?",
          "roman": "Uri-ga hal su isseulkka?",
          "text": "우리가 할 수 있을까?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Should [I, we] drink coffee?",
          "roman": "Keopi-na masil kka ?",
          "text": "커피나 마실까?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "In the intimate speech level, or with 요 (-yo) in the polite speech level, an interrogative suffix. Has a nuance of greater doubt or uncertainty."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "intimate speech level",
          "w:Korean speech levels#Hae-che"
        ],
        [
          "요",
          "-요#Korean"
        ],
        [
          "polite speech level",
          "w:Korean speech levels#Haeyo-che"
        ],
        [
          "interrogative",
          "interrogative#English"
        ]
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        {
          "english": "after vowel",
          "roman": "-lkka",
          "word": "ㄹ까"
        },
        {
          "roman": "l",
          "word": "ㄹ-final stems"
        }
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[ɯɭk͈a̠]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[을까]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-을까"
}
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        "3": "-"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "-으ᇙ가〮/ᄋᆞᇙ가〮",
        "tr": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "으ᇙ가〮/ᄋᆞᇙ가〮",
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    },
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      "name": "m"
    },
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        "2": "-olq/ulq",
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      },
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      "name": "okm-l"
    },
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        "1": "okm",
        "2": "-가〮",
        "tr": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "가〮",
      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "-가〮",
        "2": "-ká",
        "5": "noun-like particle for polar questions"
      },
      "expansion": "가〮 (Yale: -ká, noun-like particle for polar questions)",
      "name": "okm-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "-을꼬"
      },
      "expansion": "을꼬 (-eulkko)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Korean 으ᇙ가〮/ᄋᆞᇙ가〮 (Yale: -olq-ká/ulq-ká), equivalent to 으ᇙ/ᄋᆞᇙ (Yale: -olq/ulq, irrealis adnominal suffix) + 가〮 (Yale: -ká, noun-like particle for polar questions). The wh-word question equivalent is 을꼬 (-eulkko), not common in Standard Korean.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "을까",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-eulkka",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "을까 • (-eulkka)",
      "name": "ko-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
        "Korean lemmas",
        "Korean suffixes",
        "Korean terms derived from Middle Korean",
        "Korean terms inherited from Middle Korean",
        "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
        "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Korean terms with usage examples",
        "Middle Korean links with redundant wikilinks"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Should we listen to some music?",
          "roman": "Eumag-ina deur-eulkka-yo?",
          "text": "음악이나 들을까요?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "When should we meet up?",
          "roman": "Eonje mannal kka ?",
          "text": "언제 만날까?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Can we do it? / Do you think we can do it?",
          "roman": "Uri-ga hal su isseulkka?",
          "text": "우리가 할 수 있을까?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Should [I, we] drink coffee?",
          "roman": "Keopi-na masil kka ?",
          "text": "커피나 마실까?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In the intimate speech level, or with 요 (-yo) in the polite speech level, an interrogative suffix. Has a nuance of greater doubt or uncertainty."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "intimate speech level",
          "w:Korean speech levels#Hae-che"
        ],
        [
          "요",
          "-요#Korean"
        ],
        [
          "polite speech level",
          "w:Korean speech levels#Haeyo-che"
        ],
        [
          "interrogative",
          "interrogative#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɯɭk͈a̠]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[을까]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "after vowel",
      "roman": "-lkka",
      "word": "ㄹ까"
    },
    {
      "roman": "l",
      "word": "ㄹ-final stems"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-을까"
}

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