흘기

Korean

Etymology

흙 (heuk, “earth; dirt”) +‎ 이 (-i, noun-attaching suffix).

Noun

흘기 • (heulgi)

1. (Pyongan, Hamgyong, northern Gyeongsang and Chungcheong) earth, dirt

   Synonym: 흙 (heuk)

   • 2021 August 22, 이유미 [iyumi], “남한정착 3개월차 탈북녀들의 황당한 한국생활 계획! 북한사투리 버전 [namhanjeongchak 3gaewolcha talbungnyeodeurui hwangdanghan han'guksaenghwal gyehoek! bukhansaturi beojeon]”, in 중고차는 유미카 [junggochaneun yumika]‎^[1], 양강도 혜산시 [yanggangdo hyesansi]:

     근데 여긴 신발으 왜 닦는지 모르겠다 흘기도 없잲니 도로에.

     Geunde yeogin sinbar-eu wae dang-neunji moreu-get-da heulgi-do eop-jaen-ni doro-e.

     But I don't know why people here clean their shoes, is there no dirt on the roads [in South Korea]?