도틀
Korean
editEtymology
editFrom Manchu ᡩᠣᡨᠣᡵᡳ (dotori, “perseverance”) or a cognate Jurchen form.
Pronunciation
editThe first syllable takes high pitch.
Noun
edit도틀 • (doteul)
Usage notes
editOnly used as the subject of 없다 (eopda, “to not exist”) in the idiomatic expression 도틀이 없다 (doteuri eopda, “to be impatient, to lack understanding”).
References
edit- 곽충구 [gwakchunggu] (2017) “동북방언에 잔존한 만주퉁구스어와 몽골어 차용어 [dongbukbang'eone janjonhan manjutungguseueowa monggoreo chayong'eo, The relic Manchu-Tungusic and Mongol borrowings in the northeastern dialects]”, in Gugeohak, volume 84, , pages 3—32