Korean learner dictionary
-공
-gong · -gong
NIKL-backed definitions, English glosses, pronunciation, examples, and learner-level context.
Entry 1
NIKL target code 88840Part of speech: 접사Level: Advanced · NIKL learner grade
- 1.
‘기술자’ 또는 ‘노동자’의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.
English: -gong — A suffix used to mean a technician or a worker.
Examples
- 기능공
- 기술공
- 벌목공
- 수리공
- 수선공
- 숙련공
- Origin
- 工
Entry 2
NIKL target code 88841Part of speech: 접사Level: Advanced · NIKL learner grade
- 1.
‘높임’의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.
English: -gong — A suffix used to mean honorable.
Examples
- 충무공
- Origin
- 公