Korean

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Etymology 1

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Related to dialectal Korean 지렁 (jireong). Plausibly from 지렁 (jireong) + (-i).

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지레이 (jirei)

  1. (Russia, presumably also Yukjin) soy sauce

Etymology 2

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Related to dialectal Korean 지렁이 (jireong'i).

Noun

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지레이 (jirei)

  1. (Northern Gyeongsang, Gangwon, Hwanghae, Russia presumably also, Hamgyong, Yukjin) Dialectal form of 지렁이 (jireong'i, earthworm).
    • 2015 February 20, 강 보릐스 [gang boruiseu], “지렁이 국 [jireong'i guk]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎[1], 우즈베키스탄 누쿠스 [ujeubekiseutan nukuseu]:
      지레이 끓여 기러 죽는다구.
      Jirei pa-seo kkeuryeoju-meun gireo-meun jungneundagu.
      They said if you boil an earthworm and feed it to someone, they would die.