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Etymology 1

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First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean ᄃᆞ리 (Yale: tòlì).

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  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 의 / 다에 / 다리

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

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다리 (dari)

  1. bridge
    새로운 다리 건설이다.
    Saeroun dari-ga geonseoljung-ida.
    Construction is underway on the new bridge.

Etymology 2

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First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 다리 (Yale: tàlì).

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dali
McCune–Reischauer?tari
Yale Romanization?tali
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 의 / 다에 / 다리

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

Noun

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다리 (dari)

  1. leg
    다리 아프다.Dari-ga apeuda.My leg hurts.
  2. (of an invertebrate) arm
    문어 다리 ?
    Muneo-neun dari-ga myeot gae-ji?
    How many arms does an octopus have?

Etymology 3

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Contraction of 다른 (dareun i, different person).

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  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 의 / 다에 / 다까지

    Syllables in purple take falling pitch, a bimoraic sequence of high to low pitch. This word always takes falling pitch on the second and third syllables, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

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다리 (dari)

  1. (northern Gyeongsang) someone else; other person
    Synonym: (nam)
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