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Korean
Etymology
억 (-eok, diminutive suffix) + 이 (-i, noun suffix), with dialectal umlaut of the first vowel.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | egi |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | egi |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | egi |
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| Yale Romanization? | eyki |
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Suffix
에기 • (-egi)
- (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)