Where does “만지작거리다” come from?

만지작거리다 (Korean) comes from Korean -거리다 — Suffix deriving frequentative verbs from ideophonic terms.

만지작거리다 (Korean): to fiddle; to finger; to fumble; to toy with

Definitions

  1. to fiddle; to finger; to fumble; to toy with

Ancestry of “만지작거리다”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean-거리다Suffix deriving frequentative verbs from ideophonic terms
Every word from Korean -거리다 →