-앓이

Korean

Etymology

앓— (al-, “to ache”) +‎ -이 (-i, noun-deriving suffix).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?alh'i
McCune–Reischauer?ari
Yale Romanization?alh.i

Suffix

-앓이 • (-ari)

  1. -ache: A suffix added to nouns mainly denoting organs and body parts; indicates illness or pain in such a place, sometimes figuratively.
    ‎가슴 (gaseum, “chest, heart”) + ‎-앓이 (-ari, “pain, -ache”) → ‎가슴앓이 (gaseumari, “heartburn; heartache”)

Derived terms

  • 가슴앓이 (gaseumari)
  • 귀앓이 (gwiari)
  • 마음앓이 (ma'eumari)
  • 배앓이 (baeari)
  • 살앓이 (sarari)
  • 속앓이 (sogari)
  • 젖앓이 (jeojari)
  • 허리앓이 (heoriari)
  • 횟배앓이 (hoetbaeari)
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