걸바시

Jeju

Alternative forms
  • 걸버시 (geolbeosi), 걸렁바쉬 (geolleongbaswi), 걸바치 (geolbachi), 거러지 (georeoji), 게와시 (gewasi), 개와치 (gaewachi)

Etymology

Cognate to Korean 거지 (geoji). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation
  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽kəlpasi⫽
  • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [kəɭba̠ɕʰi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [걸바시]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geolbasi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geolbasi
Yale Romanization?kelpasi

Noun

걸바시 (geolbasi)

  1. beggar
    Synonyms: 동녕바치 (dongnyeongbachi), 비렁뱅이 (bireongbaeng'i)

References
  • “걸바시” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.
  • 제주 문화 예술 재단 (2009), “걸바시”, in 개정 증보 제주어 사전, 제주 특별 자치도, →ISBN, page 51
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