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Korean
Etymology
Of native Korean origin.
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | georida |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | geolida |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kŏrida |
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| Yale Romanization? | kelita |
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Suffix
거리다 • (-georida)
- Suffix deriving frequentative verbs from ideophonic terms
- Synonym: 대다 (-daeda)
- (informal) to say; to be like (attached directly to the quote)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 끙끙거리다 (kkeungkkeunggeorida, “to groan”)
- 깔깔거리다 (kkalkkalgeorida, “to chortle, guffaw”)
- 두근거리다 (dugeun'georida, “to palpitate”)
- 머뭇거리다 (meomutgeorida, “to hesitate”)
- 멈칫거리다 (meomchitgeorida, “to hesitate repeatedly”)
- 빤질거리다 (ppanjilgeorida, “to shirk, to glisten”)
- 수근거리다 (sugeun'georida, “to whisper about”)
- 알랑거리다 (allanggeorida, “to flatter”)
- 간질거리다 (ganjilgeorida, “to itch, tickle”)
- 시시덕거리다 (sisideokgeorida, “to chatter”)
- 거치적거리다 (geochijeokgeorida, “to encumber, block”)
- 중얼거리다 (jung'eolgeorida, “to mumble”)
- 흐느적거리다 (heuneujeokgeorida, “to vacillate”)