가이

• 가의 (gaui) (sometimes proscribed)

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

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽kai⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key):
• Phonetic hangul:

가이 (gai)

1. that kid; he or she (a person who is not present)

   가인 나 벗이우다.

   Gain na beos-i-u-da.

   She's my friend.

   • 2020, Changyong Yang, Sejung Yang, William O'Grady, Jejueo: the language of Korea’s Jeju Island, Honolulu, USA: University of Hawai‘i Press, →DOI, →ISBN, →JSTOR, page 89:

     가인 이녁만 셍각ᄒᆞ주.

     Gain inyeong-man senggakhaw-ju.

     She/he thinks only about herself/himself.

   • 2020, Changyong Yang, Sejung Yang, William O'Grady, Jejueo: the language of Korea’s Jeju Island, Honolulu, USA: University of Hawai‘i Press, →DOI, →ISBN, →JSTOR, page 113:

     가이 지레 커?

     Gai jire keo?

     Is s/he tall?

• 야이 (yai, “this kid”), 자이 (jai, “that kid”)

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key):
• Phonetic hangul:

가이 • (gai)

1. Hwanghae, Pyongan, Seoul, Gangwon, and Chungcheong form of 개 (gae, “dog”)

   우리집 가이는 암내 났나봐. (Hwanghae dialect, Yeonpyeongdo)

   Urijip gai-neun amnae nannabwa.

   Our home's dog must smell.

   • 1981 February 23, 황용연 [hwang'yong'yeon], “주인 은혜 갚은 고양이와 개 [ju'in eunhye gapeun goyang'iwa gae]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎, 충청남도 보령군 웅천면 [chungcheongnamdo boryeonggun ungcheonmyeon]:

     인저 괭이가 입이다 물구 인저 가이는 괭이를 업구서 인저 건너 오넌디...

     Injeo gwaeng'i-ga ib-i-da mul-gu injeo gai-neun gwaeng'i-reul eopguseo injeo geonneo o-neondi...

     Now the dog bit the cat with its mouth , carried it on its back and was coming over...

가이 • (gai)

1. Gyeongsang form of 가위 (gawi, “scissors”)