널찌다

Korean

Alternative forms

• (Gyeongsang) 널지ᇹ다 (neolji'da) (academic spelling)
• (Dialectal variation in South Gyeongsang)
  • 너찌다 (neojjida), 너어찌다 (neo'eojjida) (sometimes in Ulsan)
  • 너얼찌다 (neo'eoljjida) (sometimes in Masan, Jinhae, Changwon)

Etymology

Possibly from Middle Korean ᄂᆞ리 (Yale: nori) + 디다 (Yale: tita, “to drop”).

Pronunciation

• (Gyeongsang) IPA^(key): [nɤ̘ɭt͡ɕ͈ɨdɐ]

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nʌ̹ʎt͡ɕ͈ida̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [널찌다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	neoljjida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	neoljjida
McCune–Reischauer?	nŏltchida
Yale Romanization?	nelccita

Verb

널찌다 • (neoljjida) (infinitive 널쪄 or 널찌어, sequential 널찌니)

1. (Gyeongsang) to fall

   Synonym: 떨어지다 (tteoreojida, Standard Seoul dialect)

   • 2012 February 4, 제재갑 [jejaegap], “충신 노장군과 첩자 황장군 [chungsin nojanggun'gwa cheopja hwangjanggun]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[1], 경상남도 고성군 회화면 [gyeongsangnamdo goseonggun hoehwamyeon]:

     근데 여자가 같이 널찌삐는기라 근데 노장군쪽에서는 여자 하나 지기도 뭐 상관이 없는게네 왔다

     geunde yeoja-ga gachi neoljjippineun'gira geunde nojanggunjjog-eseo-neun yeoja hana jigi-do mwo sanggwan-i eomneun'gene watda

     But as the women were falling from the old general's side another woman had come out without reason.

Derived terms

• (causative) 널쭈다 (neoljjuda)