샛길

Korean

Etymology

새 (sae, “space between”) +‎ ㅅ (-s-, genitive interfix) +‎ 길 (gil, “road”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɛ(ː)t̚k͈iɭ] ~ [ˈsʰɛ(ː)k͈iɭ] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)t̚k͈iɭ] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)k͈iɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [샏(ː)낄/새(ː)낄/섿(ː)낄/세(ː)낄]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saetgil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saesgil
McCune–Reischauer?saetkil
Yale Romanization?sāyskil

Noun

샛길 • (saetgil)

  1. sideroad
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