Where does “jjigae” come from?

jjigae (English) comes from Korean 찌개, from Korean -개 — Attaches to verbal stems to derive agentive nouns.

jjigae (English): A Korean stew, typically made with meat, seafood...

Definitions

  1. A Korean stew, typically made with meat, seafood...

Ancestry of “jjigae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean찌개jjigae, a Korean dish similar to a stew,...
2Korean-개Attaches to verbal stems to derive agentive nouns
Every word from Korean -개Every word from Korean 찌개
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