도틀

Korean edit

Etymology edit

From Manchu ᡩᠣᡨᠣᡵᡳ (dotori, “perseverance”) or a cognate Jurchen form.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [to̞tʰɨɭ~to̞tʰɨɾ]

The first syllable takes high pitch.

Noun edit

도틀 • (doteul)

(Yukjin, idiomatic) patience, understanding

Usage notes edit

Only 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, →DOI, pages 3—32