데거

Korean

Etymology

Related to standard Korean 저것 (jeogeot).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [te̞ɡʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [데거]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	degeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	degeo
McCune–Reischauer?	tegŏ
Yale Romanization?	teyke

Pronoun

데거 • (degeo)

1. Pyongan form of 저것 (jeogeot, “that, that thing”).
   • 2020 September 28, 김길선 [gimgilseon], “평안도 사투리와 각 지방 별명 [pyeong'ando saturiwa gak jibang byeolmyeong]”, in 김길선's 평양만사 [gimgilseon s pyeong'yangmansa]‎^[1], 평양직할시 [pyeong'yangjikhalsi]:

     김일성 보고두 데거이 이렇게 말해.

     Gimilseong bogo-du degeo-i ireoke malhae.

     Even for people like Kim Il Sung, [people in Pyongyang] refer to him as that.