귀갓길

Korean

Etymology

귀가(歸家) (gwiga, going home) + (-s-, genitive interfix) + (gil, way).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɥi(ː)ɡa̠t̚k͈iɭ] ~ [ˈkɥi(ː)ɡa̠k͈iɭ] ~ [ˈky(ː)ɡa̠t̚k͈iɭ] ~ [ˈky(ː)ɡa̠k͈iɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwigatgil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwigasgil
McCune–Reischauer?kwigatkil
Yale Romanization?kwīkasqkil

Noun

귀갓길 (gwigatgil)

  1. one's way going back home
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