-짜리

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See also: 짜리

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jjari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jjali
McCune–Reischauer?tchari
Yale Romanization?ccali

Suffix

짜리 • (-jjari)

  1. Suffix attached to quantified sums (price, value, age, number, weight, etc.) to denote an equivalence.
    세 살짜리 아기
    se saljjari agi
    a three-year-old kid
    (literally, “a kid equivalent to three years of age”)
    5천원짜리 책
    5cheonwonjjari chaek
    a 5000-won book
    (literally, “a book equivalent to 5000 won”)
    2킬로짜리 양파
    2killojjari yangpa
    2 kilos of onions
    (literally, “onions equivalent to two kilos (in amount)”)
  2. Suffix denoting a person dressed in a certain attire.
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