-아지

Korean

Alternative forms

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

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠d͡ʑi]
Phonetic hangul: [아지]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	aji
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	aji
McCune–Reischauer^?	aji
Yale Romanization^?	aci

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)

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