Korean learner dictionary

-데기

-degi · -degi

NIKL-backed definitions, English glosses, pronunciation, examples, and learner-level context.

Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 92137

Part of speech: 접사Level: Advanced · NIKL learner grade

1.
‘그와 관련된 일을 하거나 그런 성질을 가진 사람’의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.
English: -degi — A suffix used to mean a person who is engaged in work related to something or has that characteristic.
Examples
- 부엌데기
- 새침데기