-둥이

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Korean

Etymology

동(童) (dong, child) +‎ (-i, agentive noun suffix)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dung'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dung'i
McCune–Reischauer?tungi
Yale Romanization?twungi

Suffix

둥이 (-dung'i)

  1. -er; an agent suffix, especially used for a person who has a characteristic.

Derived terms