Korean learner dictionary
-쟁이 meaning and pronunciation
-jaengi · -jaeng-i
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 88964Part of speech: 접사Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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'그 속성을 많이 가진 사람' 또는 '그 일을 주로 하는 사람'의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.
English: -jaeng-i — A suffix used to mean "a person who has a lot of that quality" or "a person who usually does something."
Examples
- 글쟁이
- 떼쟁이
- 멋쟁이
- 무식쟁이
- 방귀쟁이
- 변덕쟁이
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