-아지

See also: 아지

Korean

Alternative forms
  • 악지 (-akji) – dialectal
  • 안지 (-anji), 암지 (-amji) – dialectal, especially for the vulgar sense

Etymology

From Middle Korean -ᅌᅡ지 (Yale: -ngaci), -아지 (Yale: -aci) (Lee and Ramsey 2011, p. 174). The /ŋ/ survives in certain compounds.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?-aji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?aji
McCune–Reischauer?aji
Yale Romanization?aci

Suffix

아지 • (-aji)

  1. -let, -ling; a diminutive suffix, especially common for the young of animals and certain plants.
  2. (vulgar) A pejorative suffix.

Derived terms
  • 가라지 (garaji)
  • (dialectal) 갈가지 (galgaji)
  • 강아지 (gang'aji, “puppy”)
  • (vulgar, dialectal) 거라지 (georaji, “beggar”)
  • (vulgar) 꼬라지 (kkoraji, “situation”)
  • 나머지 (nameoji, “remainder”)
  • 도라지 (doraji)
  • 돼지 (dwaeji, “pig”)
  • 따라지 (ttaraji)
  • 망아지 (mang'aji, “foal”)
  • (vulgar) 모가지 (mogaji, “neck”)
  • 미꾸라지 (mikkuraji, “Chinese muddy loach”)
  • 바가지 (bagaji)
  • (vulgar, dialectal) 보라지 (boraji)
  • 송아지 (song'aji, “calf”)
  • (vulgar) 싸가지 (ssagaji)
  • (vulgar, dialectal) 쏘가지 (ssogaji)
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