-껏

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄭᆞ자ᇰ〮 (Yale: skòcáng).

Suffix

껏 • (-kkeot)

  1. to the utmost of, as much as
    ‎마음 (ma'eum, “mind”) + ‎껏 (-kkeot) → ‎마음껏 (ma'eumkkeot, “to one's heart's content”)
    ‎재량 (jaeryang, “discretion”) + ‎껏 (-kkeot) → ‎재량껏 (jaeryangkkeot, “at one's discretion”)
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