Timeline for Is there a reason for there to be so many words ending with ㅇ+이 (like 고양이, 올챙이 etc)?
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| Apr 6, 2023 at 14:11 | vote | accept | Charles Reis Ribeiro | ||
| Apr 3, 2023 at 8:32 | comment | added | Michaelyus | Note that 호랑 "虎狼" in its Chinese hanja incarnation refers to tigers and wolves, as a generic for "fierce beasts" (and indeed, metaphorically for human "fierceness" too). Thus the Korean -이 noun suffix makes sense even here, narrowing it down to 'tiger'. | |
| Apr 3, 2023 at 2:19 | comment | added | user67275 | Great explanation! | |
| Apr 2, 2023 at 18:32 | history | answered | Tony | CC BY-SA 4.0 |