-음직

Korean Etymology From ko okm - -엄〮직〮 -émcík. Beyond this, the first vowel of the Middle Korean suffix behaves identically to and is certainly etymologically derived from the infinitive -어〮 -é whence modern ko -어, but the rest of the etymology (/m/, /t͡sik/) is unclear. Pronunciation Suffix -worthy attached between a verb stem and the adjective-deriving suffixes ko -스럽다 or ko -하다 ko 먹- to eat -음직 -하다 adjective-deriving light verb 먹음직하다 to look palatable, to look good to eat ko 믿- to trust -음직 -스럽다 adjective-deriving suffix 믿음직스럽다 to be trustworthy ko 들- to listen -음직 -하다 adjective-deriving light verb 들음직하다 to be worth listening to ko 꺼리- to avoid -음직 -하다 adjective-deriving light verb 꺼림칙하다 to be uncanny