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Korean
- 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
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| Revised Romanization? | aji |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | aji |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | aji |
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| Yale Romanization? | aci |
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Suffix
아지 • (-aji)
- -let, -ling; a diminutive suffix, especially common for the young of animals and certain plants.
- (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)