Korean

Etymology

Palatalized form of (gyeot).

Noun

(jeot)

  1. (Gangwon, Gyeonggi, Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect, Chungcheong, Hamgyong, Koryo-mar) Dialectal form of (gyeot, the vicinity or side of something).
    • 1983 August 20, 김진홍, “가짜 아들 소동”, in 한국구비문학대계, 강원도 영월군 영월읍:
      천막 하나 놓고 으니까 사람 우짼 이런 천막 놨나 젙에 자세히 니까...
      Sup-i in-neun-de cheonmag-eul hana cheo noko iss-eunikka i saram-i ujjaen ireon cheonmag-eul cheo nwanna ha-go jeote ga-seo jasehi bo-nikka...
      Because there was a tent set up in the forest he wondered, 'how did that person set up that type of tent?', but after going next to it to have a closer look...
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