Korean

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Etymology

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Compare Gyeongsang and Gyeonggi dialectal 데빌다 (debilda), Southern Jeolla 더부르다 (deobureuda) as well as standard 데리다 (derida).

Verb

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데불다 (debulda) (infinitive 데불어, sequential 데부니)

  1. (Gyeongsang, Hamgyong, Yukjin, Hwanghae, Pyongan) to bring
    • 1979 June 13, 김치열 [gimchiyeol], “삼부자 곰잡듯 한다 [sambuja gomjapdeut handa]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎[1], 평안남도 평양시 기림리 (현 평양직할시 모란봉구역 개선동) [pyeong'annamdo pyeong'yangsi girimni (hyeon pyeong'yangjikhalsi moranbongguyeok gaeseondong)]:
      그래가지 사우 데불구 이제 잡는데 아버지 때리니까니...
      Geuraegaji-gu sau-reul debulgu ga-seo ije gom-eul jamneunde han dae ttak abeoji-ga ttaeri-nikkani...
      So he brought his brother in law to catch bears, but after the father hit a pole...