-음직
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Korean -엄〮직〮 (Yale: -émcík). Beyond this, the first vowel of the Middle Korean suffix behaves identically to and is certainly etymologically derived from the infinitive -어〮 (Yale: -é) whence modern -어 (-eo), but the rest of the etymology (/m/, /t͡sik/) is unclear.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɯmd͡ʑik̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [음직]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | eumjik |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eumjig |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ŭmjik |
| Yale Romanization? | umcik |
Suffix
-음직 • (-eumjik)
- -worthy (attached between a verb stem and the adjective-deriving suffixes -스럽다 (-seureopda) or -하다 (-hada))
- 먹- (meok-, “to eat”) + -음직 (-eumjik) + -하다 (-hada, adjective-deriving light verb) → 먹음직하다 (meogeumjikhada, “to look palatable, to look good to eat”)
- 믿- (mit-, “to trust”) + -음직 (-eumjik) + -스럽다 (-seureopda, adjective-deriving suffix) → 믿음직스럽다 (mideumjikseureopda, “to be trustworthy”)
- 들- (deul-, “to listen”) + -음직 (-eumjik) + -하다 (-hada, adjective-deriving light verb) → 들음직하다 (deureumjikhada, “to be worth listening to”)
- 꺼리- (kkeori-, “to avoid”) + -음직 (-eumjik) + -하다 (-hada, adjective-deriving light verb) → 꺼림칙하다 (kkeorimchikhada, “to be uncanny”)