저리

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 뎌〮리〮 (Yale: tyélí).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [저리]

저리 • (jeori)

1. so, like that
2. to that place, in that direction, there (direction)
3. away

   저리 가라! ― Jeori gara! ― Go away!

• 저리하다 (jeorihada, “to behave like that, in that way”)

Sino-Korean word from 低 (“low”) + 利 (“interest”). See also Japanese 低利.

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [저(ː)리]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

저리 • (jeori) (hanja 低利)

1. (finance) low interest rates

   Antonym: 고리(高利) (gori, “high interest”)