도리어

Korean

Alternative forms

• 되레 (doere) — contraction

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 도ᄅᆞᅘᅧ〮 (Yale: twòlòhhyé), the infinitive form of the compound verb 도ᄅᆞᅘᅧ〮다〮 (twòlòhhyétá) from 도ᄅᆞ (twòlò–, “to turn, to change”) + ᅘᅧ〮다〮 (hhyétá, “to pull; emphatic auxiliary”).

In the seventeenth century, the infinitive form and the verb began to diverge. The former evolved into the modern adverb 도리어, while the verb itself has become modern 돌이키다 (dorikida), whose own infinitive is now 돌이켜 (dorikyeo).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [to̞ɾiʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [도리어]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dorieo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dolieo
McCune–Reischauer?	toriŏ
Yale Romanization?	tolie

Adverb

도리어 • (dorieo)

1. instead; rather

   범죄를 저지른 사람이 사과는 못 할망정 도리어 화를 냈다.

   beomjoe-reul jeojireun saram-i sagwa-neun mot halmangjeong dorieo hwa-reul naetda.

   The criminal became angry rather than apologizing.