다리

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean ᄃᆞ리 (Yale: tòlì).

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

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 다리의 / 다리에 / 다리까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

다리 • (dari)

1. bridge

   새로운 다리가 건설중이다.

   Saeroun dari-ga geonseoljung-ida.

   Construction is underway on the new bridge.

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 다리 (Yale: tàlì).

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

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 다리의 / 다리에 / 다리까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

다리 • (dari)

1. leg

   다리가 아프다. ― Dari-ga apeuda. ― My leg hurts.

2. (of an invertebrate) arm

   문어는 다리가 몇 개지?

   Muneo-neun dari-ga myeot gae-ji?

   How many arms does an octopus have?

Contraction of 다른 이 (dareun i, “different person”).

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

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 다리의 / 다리에 / 다리까지

  Syllables in purple take falling pitch, a bimoraic sequence of high to low pitch. This word always takes falling pitch on the second and third syllables, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

다리 • (dari)

1. (northern Gyeongsang) someone else; other person

   Synonym: 남 (nam)

• 다리이 (darii)