야이

Jeju

Alternative forms

  • 야의 (yaui) (sometimes proscribed)

Etymology

Contraction of 이 (i) +‎ 아이 (ai), literally “this kid”. Cognate with Korean 얘 (yae).

Pronunciation

  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽jai⫽
  • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [jai]
  • Phonetic hangul: [야이]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yai
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yai
Yale Romanization?yai

Pronoun

야이 (yai)

  1. this kid; he or she or you
    야인 미나네 아ᄃᆞᆯ이여.
    Yain mina-ne adawr-i-yeo.
    This is Mina's son.
    • 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 95:
      야이 일름 순자라.
      Yai illeum sunja-ra.
      Her name is Sunja.
    • 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 196:
      야인 느네 ᄉᆞᆫ지고?
      yain neu-ne sawnji-go?
      Is s/he your grandchild?

See also

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