그지

Korean

Etymology

See the main entry

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɯd͡ʑi]
• Phonetic hangul: [그지]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geuji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geuji
McCune–Reischauer?	kŭji
Yale Romanization?	kuci

Noun

그지 • (geuji)

1. Gangwon, Gyeongsang, Seoul, Jeolla dialect, and Chungcheong form of 거지 (geoji, “beggar”)
   • 2012 March 10, 남선휘 [namseonhwi], “갓바위의 갓을 없애서 망한 집 [gatbawiui gaseul eopsaeseo manghan jip]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[1], 경기도 양주시 은현면 [gyeonggido yangjusi eunhyeonmyeon]:

     그 집이 망하니깐... 그지가 올 수가 없지.

     Geu jib-i mangha-nikkan... Geuji-ga ol su-ga eop-ji.

     Since that family went under... the beggars could not come over.