Korean

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?girae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gilae
McCune–Reischauer?kirae
Yale Romanization?kilay

Adverb

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기래 (girae)

  1. (Pyongan, Hwanghae, Hamgyong, Yukjin, Russia, dialectal, Yanbian) Dialectal form of 그래 (geurae, like this, that)
    • 1980 February 17, “평남 베짜기 놀이 [pyeongnam bejjagi nori]”, in 동아방송 DBS [dong'abangsong DBS]‎[1], 평안남도 남포시 [pyeong'annamdo namposi]:
      고저 아주마니 웃기시는구만 기래!
      Gojeo i ajumani utgisineun-guman girae!
      Hey this lady, she's funny like that!

Interjection

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기래 (girae)

  1. (Pyongan, Hwanghae, Hamgyong, Yukjin, Russia, dialectal, Yanbian) Dialectal form of 그래 (geurae, yea, really, so)
    • 2017 February 18, 강 발렌지나 [gang ballenjina], “남편의 바람기 고친 부인 [nampyeonui baramgi gochin bu'in]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎[2], 우즈베키스탄 타슈켄틑 [ujeubekiseutan tasyukenteut]:
      기래 는데, 이렇게 동그란 .
      Girae bam-i dwaen-neunde, dar-i ireoke donggeuran dal.
      So it became night, and the moon was round like this.