-거리다

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʌ̹ɾida̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [거리다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	georida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geolida
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏrida
Yale Romanization?	kelita

Suffix

거리다 • (-georida)

1. Suffix deriving frequentative verbs from ideophonic terms

   Synonym: 대다 (-daeda)

2. (informal) to say; to be like (attached directly to the quote)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 끙끙거리다 (kkeungkkeunggeorida, “to groan”)
• 깔깔거리다 (kkalkkalgeorida, “to chortle, guffaw”)
• 두근거리다 (dugeun'georida, “to palpitate”)
• 머뭇거리다 (meomutgeorida, “to hesitate”)
• 멈칫거리다 (meomchitgeorida, “to hesitate repeatedly”)
• 빤질거리다 (ppanjilgeorida, “to shirk, to glisten”)
• 수근거리다 (sugeun'georida, “to whisper about”)
• 알랑거리다 (allanggeorida, “to flatter”)
• 간질거리다 (ganjilgeorida, “to itch, tickle”)
• 시시덕거리다 (sisideokgeorida, “to chatter”)
• 거치적거리다 (geochijeokgeorida, “to encumber, block”)
• 중얼거리다 (jung'eolgeorida, “to mumble”)
• 흐느적거리다 (heuneujeokgeorida, “to vacillate”)