-멘

Korean

Etymology

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Suffix

멘 • (-men)

1. (Pyongan, Gangwon, southern Gyeongsang) Post-vowel and post-ㄹ (l) allomorphic form of 으면서 (-eumyeonseo, “while”).
   • 1980, 전천덕 [jeoncheondeok], “방울네 [bang'ulle]”, in MBC 한국민요대전 음반자료 사이트 [MBC han'gungminyodaejeon eumbanjaryo saiteu]‎^[1], 강원도 안변군 학천리 [gang'wondo anbyeon'gun hakcheolli]:

     너 어드로 울멘 가니

     neo eodeu-ro ulmen ga-ni

     Where did you go [while] crying

2. (Pyongan, Gangwon, southern Gyeongsang) Post-vowel and post-ㄹ (l) allomorphic form of 으면서 (-eumyeonseo, “even though”).