도꾸이

Korean

Etymology 1

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)

  1. (Gyeongsang) regular customer
    우리 식당은 도꾸이 손님이 많니라.
    uri sikdang-eun dokku'i sonnim-i 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

Etymology 2

Related to 도끼 (dokki). Use in the Gyeonggi dialect is probably a loanword.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dokku'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?do'kku'i
McCune–Reischauer?tokkui
Yale Romanization?to.kkwui

Noun

도꾸이 • (dokku'i)

  1. Pyongan and Gyeonggi form of 도끼 (dokki, “axe, hatchet”)
    • 1981 May 3, 김인성, “임경업 이야기”, in 한국구비문학대계‎, 인천광역시 강화군 삼산면:
      그래서 이놈이 저기다가 도꾸이를 찍을려구 이렇게 들구 있는데...
      Geurae-seo inom-i jeogi-daga dokku'i-reul jjigeullyeogu ireoke deul-gu in-neunde...
      So this guy held the axe like this over there to chop [the tree]...
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