-에기

See also: 에기

Korean

Etymology

-억 (-eok, diminutive suffix) +‎ -이 (-i, noun suffix), with dialectal umlaut of the first vowel.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?egi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?egi
McCune–Reischauer?egi
Yale Romanization?eyki

Suffix

-에기 • (-egi)

  1. (especially dialectal) Attached to nouns or verb stems to derive related or synonymous nouns, often with a pejorative effect.
    ‎쓸— (sseul-, “to sweep”) + ‎-에기 (-egi) → ‎쓰레기 (sseuregi, “trash”)
    ‎뿔 (ppul, “horn”) + ‎-에기 (-egi) → ‎뿌레기 (ppuregi, “bull”) (Jeolla dialect)
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