-래르

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Suffix

래르 • (-raereu)

1. (Yukjin) so that, so as to

   Synonym: 도록 (-dorok)

   • 2009, 곽충구, “2007년도 국외 집단 이주 한민족의 지역어 조사 보고”, in 국립국어원, volume 1, National Institute of the Korean Language, page 13:

     걘데 사름으느 그 때애 게 얼음이 얼랑말랑 할 때애 신발으 신으래르 그 사듥에서 이만이 제치면서 뛔에얘 됀단 말이오. (Yukjin)

     Gyaende sareum-euneu geu ttae-ae ge eoreum-i eol-langmal-lang hal ttae-ae sinbar-eu sineuraereu geu sadeulg-e-seo imani jechi-myeonseo ttweeyae dwaen-dan mari-o.

     But at the time, when people were unsure of whether it was frozen over or not they would turn their shoes inside out at the marsh and run so as to [be able to] wear them [later].