-둥이

Korean

Etymology

Nativised from 동(童) (dong, “child”) +‎ -이 (-i, agentive noun suffix). Compare Yanbian Korean -동(童)이 (-dong'i).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dung'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dung'i
McCune–Reischauer?tungi
Yale Romanization?twungi

Suffix

-둥이 • (-dung'i)

  1. -er; an agent suffix, especially used for a person who has a characteristic.

Derived terms

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