가의

가의

Jeju

Alternative forms

• 가이 (gai) (standard)

Etymology

Contraction of 그 아의 (geu aui, “that kid”). Cognate with Korean 걔 (gyae).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaɰi/, [ka̠i]

Pronoun

가의 (gaui)

1. (sometimes proscribed) that kid; he or she (a person who is not present)
   • 2017, Yang Changyong, 양창용; William O'Grady, 윌리암 오그레디; Yang Sejung, 양세종, 제주어 1 [Jeju 1], 퍼플, →ISBN, page 6:

     가읜 열아홉 ᄉᆞᆯ이고, 고등ᄒᆞᆨ교 삼ᄒᆞᆨ년마씸.

     gauin yeorahop sawr-i-go, godeunghawkgyo samhawngnyeon-massim.

     She's nineteen years old and is a high school junior.

   • 2020, Changyong Yang; Sejung Yang; William O'Grady, Jejueo : the language of Korea’s Jeju Island, Honolulu, USA: University of Hawai‘i Press, DOI:https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvwvr2qt, →ISBN, JSTOR j.ctvwvr2qt, page 112:

     난 가의 몰르쿠다.

     nan gaui molleu-ku-da.

     I don't know him/her.

See also

• 야의 (yaui, “this kid”), 자의 (jaui, “that kid”)