-배

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 輩 (“certain type of people”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
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    Suffix

    -배 • (-bae) (hanja 輩)

    1. group of people of a certain kind
      ‎불량(不良) (bullyang, “misconduct, bad character”) + ‎-배 (-bae) → ‎불량배(不良輩) (bullyangbae, “thugs, troublemakers”)
      ‎소인(小人) (soin, “small-minded person”) + ‎-배 (-bae) → ‎소인배(小人輩) (soinbae, “those with narrow and cunning minds”)

    Derived terms

    Korean terms suffixed with -배
    조직폭력배
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