도꾸이

Korean

Etymology 1

From Japanese 得意 (tokui, “regular customer”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [to̞k͈ũi]

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 도꾸이의 / 도꾸이에 / 도꾸이까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

도꾸이 • (dokku'i)

1. (Gyeongsang) regular customer

   Synonym: 단골 (dan'gol)

   Antonym: 데띠기 (dettigi)

   우리 식당은 도꾸이 손님이 많니라.

   uri sikdang-eun dokku'i sonnim-i mannira.

   Our restaurant has many regular customers.

References

• 박경래, 이기갑, 김정대, 강영봉 [bakgyeongnae, igigap, gimjeongdae, gang'yeongbong] (2020) “새로 발굴한 방언(19) [saero balgulhan bang'eon(19), Newly discovered dialectal forms (19)]”, in Bang'eonhak, volume 31, pages 161—182

Etymology 2

Related to 도끼 (dokki). Use in the Gyeonggi dialect is probably a loanword.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [to̞k͈ui]
• Phonetic hangul: [도꾸이]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dokku'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	do'kku'i
McCune–Reischauer?	tokkui
Yale Romanization?	to.kkwui

Noun

도꾸이 • (dokku'i)

1. Pyongan and Seoul form of 도끼 (dokki, “axe, hatchet”)
   • 1981 May 3, 김인성 [giminseong], “임경업 이야기 [imgyeong'eop iyagi]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[1], 인천광역시 강화군 삼산면 [incheon'gwang'yeoksi ganghwagun samsanmyeon]:

     그래서 이놈이 저기다가 도꾸이를 찍을려구 이렇게 들구 있는데...

     Geurae-seo inom-i jeogi-daga dokku'i-reul jjigeullyeogu ireoke deul-gu in-neunde...

     So this guy held the axe like this over there to chop [the tree]...