도틀

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [to̞tʰɨɭ~to̞tʰɨɾ]

The first syllable takes high pitch.

Noun

도틀 • (doteul)

1. (Yukjin, idiomatic) patience, understanding

Usage notes

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

• 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