이우지

Korean

Etymology

Presumably 이웆 (iut, “archaic, dialectal form of neighbor”) +‎ 이 (-i, noun-attaching suffix).

Noun

이우지 • (iuji)

  1. (obsolete or Chungcheong, Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect) neighbour
    • 1982 January 14, 김순예, “구렁덩덩 신선비”, in 한국구비문학대계‎, 전라남도 장성군 남면:
      구렁이가 이우지에서 낳가지고 알 구렁이 한테다 시집가라고 다 허면은 다 마다허여.
      Gureong'i-ga iuji-eseo nakajigo al gureong'i hante-da sijipga-rago da heo-myeon-eun da madaheoyeo.
      As the snake was born at the neighbour's if they asked baby snakes to go get married [to the snake] then they would refuse.
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