"-기" meaning in Korean

See -기 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: [canonical], -gi [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Korean 기〮 (-kí) ~ 이〮 (-í). The suffix was rare in fifteenth-century Middle Korean (Lee and Ramsey 2011, p. 177), but came to increasingly displace 옴 (-wom). Etymology templates: {{inh|ko|okm|-기〮|tr=-kí}} Middle Korean 기〮 (-kí), {{ko-ref|Lee and Ramsey 2011, p. 177}} Lee and Ramsey 2011, p. 177 Head templates: {{ko-suffix}} 기 • (-gi)
  1. to, -ing, that...; derives verbal and adjectival substantives. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -음
    Sense id: en--기-ko-suffix-bybR3R20 Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 24 13 23 28
  2. -ing, -ment, -tion; derives nouns from verbs and adjectives. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -음, -이
    Sense id: en--기-ko-suffix-FzmkVyHB Categories (other): Korean links with redundant wikilinks, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Middle Korean terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 9 28 9 27 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 24 13 23 28 Disambiguation of Middle Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Forms: [canonical], -gi [romanization]
Head templates: {{ko-suffix}} 기 • (-gi)
  1. For Sino-Korean suffixes, see the entries at 기 (gi). Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--기-ko-suffix-XNE9kb4h Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 9 28 9 27 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 24 13 23 28 Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 15 30 55 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 9 24 67 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 13 25 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "english": "All babies do is cry.",
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          "english": "This child is good at drawing pictures.",
          "roman": "I ai-neun geurim geuri-gi-reul jal-handa.",
          "text": "이 아이는 그림 그리기를 잘한다.",
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        {
          "english": "It is because of him leaving.",
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