왜래

Korean

Etymology

See main entry. Compare Gangwon 에레 (ere), Jeolla 외레 (oere).

Adverb

왜래 • (waerae)

1. Seoul form of 오히려 (ohiryeo, “unexpectedly, on the contrary”)
   • 2012 February 25, 고정오 [gojeong'o], “손님 오는 것이 싫은 며느리 [sonnim oneun geosi sireun myeoneuri]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[1], 경기도 양주시 광적면 [gyeonggido yangjusi gwangjeongmyeon]:

     거기는 왜래 천석꾼이네 집이 있어, 천석꾼이네 집이.

     Geogi-neun waerae cheonseokkkun-i-ne jib-i iss-eo, cheonseokkkun-i-ne jib-i.

     On the contrary a rich farmer's house was located over there [by the irrigation canals].