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-씨 meaning and pronunciation
-ssi · -ssi
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Entry 1
NIKL target code 72040Part of speech: 접사Level: Advanced · NIKL learner grade
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‘태도’ 또는 ‘모양’의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.
English: -ssi — A suffix used to mean an attitude or a shape.
Examples
- 마음씨
- 말씨
- 맘씨
Entry 2
NIKL target code 72041Part of speech: 접사Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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'그 성씨 자체' 또는 '그 성씨의 가문'의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.
English: -ssi — A suffix used to mean "the family itself," or "the family of that last name."
Examples
- 김씨
- 이씨
- 박씨
- Origin
- 氏
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