Korean

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Etymology

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Of native Korean origin. From 수근 (sugeun) +‎ 거리다 (-georida, suffix deriving frequentative verbs from ideophonic terms).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sugeun'georida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sugeungeolida
McCune–Reischauer?sugŭn'gŏrida
Yale Romanization?swukunkelita

Verb

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수근거리다 (sugeun'georida) (infinitive 수근거려 or 수근거리어, sequential 수근거리니)

  1. (transitive, frequentative) to whisper about

Conjugation

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