야의

Jeju

Alternative forms
  • 야이 (yai) (standard spelling)

Etymology

Contraction of 이 아의 (i aui, “this kid”). Cognate with Korean 얘 (yae).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /jaɰi/, [ja̠i]

Pronoun

야의 (yaui)

  1. (sometimes proscribed) this kid; he or she
    • 2017, 양창용 [yangchang'yong, Yang Changyong], 윌리암 오그레디 [william ogeuredi, William O'Grady], 양세종 [yangsejong, Yang Sejung], 제주어 1 [jejueo 1, Jeju 1], 퍼플, →ISBN, page 2:
      소연아, 야의 우리 ᄆᆞ을 아의, 말덜 터보라.
      Soyeon-a, yaui uri maweul aui, mal-deol teobo-ra.
      Soyeon, this is someone from our village, introduce yourself!
    • 2020, Changyong Yang, Sejung Yang, William O'Grady, Jejueo: the language of Korea’s Jeju Island, Honolulu, USA: University of Hawai‘i Press, →DOI, →ISBN, →JSTOR, page 64:
      야의 덜 설룬 셍이여.
      Yaui deol seollun seng'i-yeo.
      This kid seems less sad.

See also
  • 가의 (gaui, “that kid”), 자의 (jaui, “that kid”)
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