This stduy aims to examine the history of the words with the meaning of `olgami` through the analysis of written texts and dialectal data. The word `olgami` with the structure of [[olk]_(v.)+[ami]_(suff.)]_(N) has the meaning of a lope of rope with a ...
This stduy aims to examine the history of the words with the meaning of `olgami` through the analysis of written texts and dialectal data. The word `olgami` with the structure of [[olk]_(v.)+[ami]_(suff.)]_(N) has the meaning of a lope of rope with a running knot that becomes tighter when the rope is pulled. Therefore, it may not necessarily indicate a hunting tool. The word `olmu`, a hunting tool with `olgami`, can be reconstructed as `*olmΛi` by the comparison with the variants such as `olmo` and `olmi`. The dialectal variation includes the `olmu`-type, the `olgami`-type, and the `holgæŋi`-type, from which a verbal root like `*holk-` can be reconstructed. Compound words such as `oŋno(olk#no)` and `moŋno(mok#no)` are additionally found. Blending forms like `oŋmu(olmu+oŋno)` and `olluŋgæ(olgæmi+holluŋgæ)` are also used in the transitional areas. Sino-Korean words like `t^(h)uca(套子), t^(h)udu(套頭) has been also used for the meaning of `a strangler`s knot`, in addition to the meaning of a hunting tool.