-아지

Korean

Alternative forms

• 악지 (-akji) — dialectal
• 안지 (-anji), 암지 (-amji) — dialectal, especially for the vulgar sense

Etymology

From Middle Korean ᅌᅡ지 (Yale: -ngaci), 아지 (Yale: -aci) (Lee and Ramsey 2011, p. 174). The /ŋ/ survives in certain compounds.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠d͡ʑi]
• Phonetic hangul: [아지]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	aji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	aji
McCune–Reischauer?	aji
Yale Romanization?	aci

Suffix

아지 • (-aji)

1. -let, -ling; a diminutive suffix, especially common for the young of animals and certain plants.
2. (vulgar) A pejorative suffix.

Derived terms

• 가라지 (garaji)
• (dialectal) 갈가지 (galgaji)
• 강아지 (gang'aji, “puppy”)
• (vulgar, dialectal) 거라지 (georaji, “beggar”)
• (vulgar) 꼬라지 (kkoraji, “situation”)
• 나머지 (nameoji, “remainder”)
• 도라지 (doraji)
• 돼지 (dwaeji, “pig”)
• 따라지 (ttaraji)
• 망아지 (mang'aji, “foal”)
• (vulgar) 모가지 (mogaji, “neck”)
• 미꾸라지 (mikkuraji, “Chinese muddy loach”)
• 바가지 (bagaji)
• (vulgar, dialectal) 보라지 (boraji)
• 송아지 (song'aji, “calf”)
• (vulgar) 싸가지 (ssagaji)
• (vulgar, dialectal) 쏘가지 (ssogaji)