-앓이

Korean

Etymology

앓— (al-, “to ache”) +‎ 이 (-i, noun-deriving suffix).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠ɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [아리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	alh'i
McCune–Reischauer?	ari
Yale Romanization?	alh.i

Suffix

앓이 • (-ari)

1. -ache: A suffix added to nouns mainly denoting organs and body parts; indicates illness or pain in such a place, sometimes figuratively.

   ‎가슴 (gaseum, “chest, heart”) + ‎앓이 (-ari, “pain, -ache”) → ‎가슴앓이 (gaseumari, “heartburn; heartache”)

Derived terms

• 가슴앓이 (gaseumari)
• 속앓이 (sogari)
• 배앓이 (baeari)
• 횟배앓이 (hoetbaeari)
• 마음앓이 (ma'eumari)
• 귀앓이 (gwiari)
• 젖앓이 (jeojari)
• 살앓이 (sarari)
• 허리앓이 (heoriari)