"-히" meaning in Korean

See -히 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: [çi] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: -hi [romanization]
Etymology: -하- (-ha-) + -이 (-i, adverb-deriving suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|ko|-하-|-이|id2=adverbial|pos2=adverb-deriving suffix}} -하- (-ha-) + -이 (-i, adverb-deriving suffix) Head templates: {{ko-pos|suffix}} -히 • (-hi)
  1. -ly; an adverb-deriving suffix, attaching primarily to adjectives formed by the light verb 하다 (hada). Tags: morpheme
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "-하-",
        "3": "-이",
        "id2": "adverbial",
        "pos2": "adverb-deriving suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-하- (-ha-) + -이 (-i, adverb-deriving suffix)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "-하- (-ha-) + -이 (-i, adverb-deriving suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-hi",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-히 • (-hi)",
      "name": "ko-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms suffixed with -이 (adverbial)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "솔직하다 (soljikhada, “to be honest”) + -히 (-hi) → 솔직히 (soljikhi, “honestly”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "깔끔하다 (kkalkkeumhada, “to be neat”) + -히 (-hi) → 깔끔히 (kkalkkeumhi, “neatly”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "-ly; an adverb-deriving suffix, attaching primarily to adjectives formed by the light verb 하다 (hada)."
      ],
      "id": "en--히-ko-suffix-5-pMjXWs",
      "links": [
        [
          "-ly",
          "-ly"
        ],
        [
          "하다",
          "하다#Korean"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[çi]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "히"
    },
    {
      "other": "[히]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-히"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "-하-",
        "3": "-이",
        "id2": "adverbial",
        "pos2": "adverb-deriving suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-하- (-ha-) + -이 (-i, adverb-deriving suffix)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "-하- (-ha-) + -이 (-i, adverb-deriving suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-hi",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-히 • (-hi)",
      "name": "ko-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
        "Korean lemmas",
        "Korean links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Korean suffixes",
        "Korean terms suffixed with -이 (adverbial)",
        "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
        "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "솔직하다 (soljikhada, “to be honest”) + -히 (-hi) → 솔직히 (soljikhi, “honestly”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "깔끔하다 (kkalkkeumhada, “to be neat”) + -히 (-hi) → 깔끔히 (kkalkkeumhi, “neatly”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "-ly; an adverb-deriving suffix, attaching primarily to adjectives formed by the light verb 하다 (hada)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-ly",
          "-ly"
        ],
        [
          "하다",
          "하다#Korean"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[çi]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "히"
    },
    {
      "other": "[히]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-히"
}

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