Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore — Page 1

Vocabulary

전통

jeontong — Tradition; customs passed down through generations

필리핀

pillipin — The Philippines, an archipelago nation in Southeast Asia

민속

minsok — Folklore; traditional customs and stories of a people

연구

yeon-gu — Research; systematic study of a subject

저자

jeoja — Author; person who wrote a book or text

민족학

minjok-hak — Ethnology; study of human ethnic groups and cultures

목차

mokcha — Table of contents; list of a book's sections

서문

seomun — Preface; introductory remarks at start of book

서론

seoron — Introduction; opening section presenting a topic

신화

sinhwa — Myth; traditional story involving supernatural beings

시대의

sidae-ui — Of an era or age; belonging to a period

이야기

iyagi — Story; tale or narrative account

의례적

uiryejeok — Ritual; relating to ceremonial or formal rites

및

mit — And; conjunction connecting words or phrases

설명적

seolmyeongjeok — Explanatory; serving to describe or clarify something

우화

uhwa — Fable; short story with a moral lesson

초록

chorok — Abstract; brief summary of a longer text

다음의

da-eum-ui — Following; the next items described below

섬

seom — Island; land surrounded by water

북서부의

buk-seobu-ui — Northwestern; of or in the northwest region

이교

igyo — Paganism; non-Christian or non-mainstream religion

부족인

bujok-in — A tribal person; member of a tribal group

함께

hamkke — Together; in company with others

머무는

meomun-eun — Staying; residing in a place temporarily

동안

dong-an — During; throughout a period of time

사이에

saie — Between; in the interval of two points

저자가

jeoja-ga — The author; subject marker attached to 'author'

수집한

sujip-han — Collected; gathered together as a set

것이다

geot-ida — It is; sentence-ending form indicating a fact

대부분

daebubun — Most; the majority of something

텍스트

tekseутeu — Text; written content in a document

형태로

hyeongtae-ro — In the form of; as a particular type

수집된

sujip-doen — Collected; gathered in passive form

자료는

jaryo-neun — The materials; data or reference information

부분적으로

Partially; in part, not completely

번역되었으며

beonyeok-doeeo-sseumyeo — Was translated; and moreover was rendered into another language

나머지는

nameoji-neun — The rest; the remaining portion

미국을

miguk-eul — America; object form of the United States

짧게

jjalke — Briefly; for a short time or duration

방문하는

bangmun-haneun — Visiting; making a trip to see a place

정리되었다

jeongri-doeeo-ssda — Was organized; put into orderly arrangement

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby referent

작업에서

jageop-eseo — In this work; during the task or project

나는

na-neun — I; first-person subject pronoun with topic marker

나와

na-wa — With me; first-person pronoun with comitative particle

동행한

donghaeng-han — Accompanied; traveled together with someone

순수

sunsu — Pure; unmixed or genuine in origin

혈통의

hyeoltong-ui — Of lineage; belonging to a bloodline or descent

도움을

do-um-eul — Help; assistance as the object of a verb

받았다

bad-assda — Received; obtained something from someone

모든

modeun — All; every instance without exception

경우에

gyeong-u-e — In the case of; in every situation

직역을

jik-yeok-eul — Literal translation; word-for-word rendering

제공하지는

jegong-haji-neun — Does not provide; withholding or not offering

않았지만

an-assji-man — Did not; negative past tense with contrast

세련된

seryon-doen — Refined; polished and sophisticated in style

번역을

beonyeok-eul — Translation; rendered text as the object

제공하기보다는

jegong-hagi-bodaneun — Rather than providing; instead of offering something

이야기꾼들의

iyagikkun-deul-ui — Of the storytellers; belonging to narrators

언어를

eoneo-reul — Language; speech as the object of a verb

충실히

chungsil-hi — Faithfully; in a loyal and accurate manner

따르려고

ttareureogo — Intending to follow; trying to adhere to

노력하였다

noryeok-hayeossda — Made an effort; tried hard to do something

일부의

ilbu-ui — Some of; a portion belonging to a group

경우

gyeong-u — Case; situation or circumstance encountered

이야기를

iyagi-reul — Story; narrative as the object of a verb

들을

deul-eul — To hear; listening as the object marker form

때

ttae — When; at the time of an event

기록하는

girok-haneun — Recording; the act of writing something down

것이

geosi — The thing; nominalizer as subject of clause

불가능하여

bulganeung-hayeo — Being impossible; unable to do something

내용의

naeyong-ui — Of the content; belonging to the subject matter

요지만

yoji-man — Only the main point; just the gist

기록하였는데

girok-hayeonneunde — Recorded; wrote down with background explanation

이는

i-neun — This; topic marker form of a demonstrative pronoun

몇몇

myeot-myeot — Several; a few unspecified items or people

이야기에서

iyagi-eseo — In the story; within a narrative context

명백히

myeongbaek-hi — Clearly; in an obvious and evident manner

드러나는

deureona-neun — Revealed; becoming apparent or visible

세부

sebu — Detail; specific fine points of description

묘사의

myosa-ui — Of description; relating to depiction or portrayal

부족함을

bujok-ham-eul — Lack; insufficiency as the object of a verb

설명해

seolmyeonghae — Explains; makes something understandable informally

줄

jul — Will give; future form of the verb 'to give'

부족은

bujok-eun — The tribe; an ethnic or indigenous group

약

yak — Approximately; roughly a certain amount

명으로

myeong-euro — People; numerical counter for persons

이루어져

irueojyeo — Composed of; made up or constituted by

있으며

iss-eumyeo — Exists and; continuous state with conjunctive form

대부분은

daebubun-eun — Most of them; the majority as topic

하위

hawui — Sub-level; subordinate or lower-ranked division

주와

ju-wa — Province and; administrative unit with connector

산악

sanak — Mountainous; relating to mountain terrain

지대에

jidae-e — In the zone; within a geographic region

거주한다

geoju-handa — Reside; live in a particular place permanently

그들의

geudeul-ui — Their; possessive form of the third-person plural

물질

muljil — Material; physical substance or material culture

문화

munhwa — Culture; shared beliefs and practices of a group

신앙

sinang — Faith; religious belief or spiritual conviction

의례는

uirye-neun — Rituals; ceremonial practices as the topic

매우

maeu — Very; extremely or to a great degree

균일하고

gyunil-hago — Uniform and; consistent without variation

대단히

daedanhi — Greatly; to an impressive or remarkable degree

복잡하다

bokjap-hada — Is complex; complicated and intricate in nature