-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 terms suffixed with -개

나사돌리개