-개

See also: 개

Korean

Alternative forms

게 (-ge)

Etymology

From Middle Korean -개 (Yale: -kay).

Suffix

개 • (-gae)

Attaches to verbal stems to derive agentive nouns.
‎지우 (jiu-, “to erase”) + ‎개 (-gae) → ‎지우개 (jiugae, “eraser”)

‎덮 (deop-, “to cover”) + ‎개 (-gae) → ‎덮개 (deopgae, “covering”)

Derived terms

Korean words suffixed with -개

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