돌덕

‘덕질[deok-jil]’ is one of the words that show how dynamically Korean words can evolve. Let’s look at the etymology. The second syllable of the word, ‘질[jil]’ is a common Korean suffix. It is attached to nouns and makes the word mean an action related to the noun. For example, the word, ‘손가락질[son-ga-rak-jil],’ is a combination…