도꾸이
Korean
Etymology
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)
- (Gyeongsang) regular customer
- 우리 식당은 도꾸이 손님이 많니라.
- Uri sikdang-eun dokku-i sonnimi mannira.
- Our restaurant has many regular customers.
- Synonym: 단골 (dan-gol)
- Antonym: 데띠기 (dettigi)
References
- 박경래, 이기갑, 김정대, 강영봉 (2020) , “새로 발굴한 방언(19) [Newly discovered dialectal forms (19)]”, in Bang'eonhak, volume 31, pages 161—182