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Etymology
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Etymology 1
. It was not attested in texts from the 15th century, and its first attestation has been variously placed at 1572 or mid-17th century.

Etymology 2
From, from. In Old and Middle Korean, the word was not a suffix but an interrogative particle for yes-no questions, combining directly with nouns and taking the Old Korean nominalized forms of verbs, whence and.

In the standard Seoul dialect of the language, the suffix is no longer used in isolation (nor reserved for yes-no questions); see "Related terms" below.

Usage notes

 * Its wh-word question equivalent is.
 * For non-copula stems, is used.

Etymology 3
From. Unlike Middle Korean and most other dialects, Yukjin was apparently unaffected by the lenition to in intervocalic environments. Until the early twentieth century, the pronunciation was still, but it has since shifted.

Particle

 * Excerpt of the folk tale, 'The Foolish Husband who Caught a Bear with his Wife's Wisdom'.
 * 1)  to
 * Excerpt of the folk tale, 'The Foolish Husband who Caught a Bear with his Wife's Wisdom'.
 * 1)  to
 * 1)  to
 * 1)  to
 * 1)  to

Usage notes

 * As mentioned above, the particle does not change depending on whether the noun ends in a vowel or not.
 * There is no potential for confusion with the subject-marking particle because it is not used in Yukjin.
 * Some speakers attach to both nouns being connected, as in Old or Middle Korean.