데가리

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Jeju

쉐 데가리
적대ᄆᆞᆯ 데가리

Etymology

From Middle Korean ᄃᆡ골 (tòykwòl). The noun suffix 이 (-i) was later attached. Cognate with Korean 대가리 (daegari).

The word is generally considered a compound, but the etymology is not fully clear. The second component is probably Middle Korean 골〯 (kwǒl, “brain”), whereas words such as 데망셍이 (demangseng'i) and 데멩이 (demeng'i) seem to reflect the first component in isolation.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?degari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?degali
Yale Romanization?teykali

Noun

데가리 (degari)

  1. an animal's head
    Synonym: 데멩이 (demeng'i)
    쉐 데가리를 잡앙 끗으민 뒈주.
    Swe degarireul jabang kkeuseumin dweju.
    You can grab the cow's head and drag it.
  2. (vulgar) a person's head
    Synonyms: 데멩이 (demeng'i), 데망셍이 (demangseng'i)
    암만 화난들 데가리를 내박아 부리민 뒈여?
    Amman hwanandeul degarireul naebaga burimin dweyeo?
    No matter how mad you are, you cannot punch their head.
    • 2009, 제주문화예술제단 [jejumunhwayesuljedan], 개정증보 제주어 사전 [gaejeongjeungbo jejueo sajeon], 제주 특별 자치도 [jeju teukbyeol jachido], page 284:
      대가리 싀 밧디나 까지멍 대가리 까젼 죽언.
      [데가리 시 밧디나 까지멍 데가리 까젼 죽언.]
      Degari si batdi-na kkajimeong degari kkajeon jugeon.
      Their head cracked open in three places and they died from their head cracking open.
    • 2018 July 27, 이종실 [ijongsil], “폭낭엔 우리덜을 ᄉᆞᆯ펴주는 ᄆᆞ음이 들어 잇수다 [pongnang'en urideoreul sawlpyeojuneun maweumi deureo itsuda]”, in 제주어의 세상여행 41. 폭낭 [jejueoui sesang'yeohaeng 41. pongnang]‎, 제민일보 [jeminilbo]:
      이 낭 그냥 셔시민 저 우녁칩 느네 성 이 낭 올르당 털어졍 데가리 까졋일지도 몰른다.
      I nang geunyang syeosimin jeo unyeokchip neune seong i nang olleudang teoreojeong degari kkajeosiljido molleunda.
      Had this tree just been here, your older brother from the house across the fence may have fallen while climbing this tree and cracked open his head.
  3. the head, front or top of an (usually long) object

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References

  • 제주문화예술재단 [jejumunhwayesuljaedan] (2009) “데가리”, in 개정증보 제주어사전 [gaejeongjeungbo jejueosajeon]‎, 제주특별자치도 [jejuteukbyeoljachido], →ISBN, page 244
  • 송상조 [songsangjo] (2023) “데가리”, in 20세기 제주말 큰사전 [20segi jejumal keunsajeon], 한국문화사 [han'gungmunhwasa], →ISBN, page 217
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