가우

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Korean

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Etymology 1

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See 가위 (gawi)

Noun

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가우 (gau)

  1. (Gangwon, Seoul, Pyongan, Hwanghae, Gyeongsang, Northern Jeolla dialect and Chungcheong) scissors

Etymology 2

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See 가위 (gawi)

Noun

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가우 (gau)

  1. (Gyeongsang, Chungcheong) Dialectal form of 가위 (gawi, nightmare)
    • 2014 February 27, 손복순 [sonboksun], “딸은 도둑년이라는 말 유래 [ttareun dodungnyeoniraneun mal yurae]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎[1], 경상북도 영천시 대창면 [gyeongsangbukdo yeongcheonsi daechangmyeon]:
      하미, 가우 눌려가 나오고 손발 뚜드렸뜬 .
      Na-neun hami-yeo, gau-ga nullyeoga mar-i an naogo sonbal-man ttudeuryeottteun gabwa.
      I was already having a nightmare, with no words coming out of my mouth and only my hands and feet rattling.