하굣길

Korean

Etymology

하교(下校) (hagyo, “leaving school for the day”) +‎ ㅅ (s, genitive interfix) +‎ 길 (gil, “way”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈha̠(ː)ɡjot̚k͈iɭ] ~ [ˈha̠(ː)ɡjok͈iɭ]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [하(ː)굗낄/하(ː)교낄]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hagyotgil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hagyosgil
McCune–Reischauer?hagyotkil
Yale Romanization?hākyos.kil

Noun

하굣길 • (hagyotgil)

  1. one's way leaving school for the day
    Antonym: 등굣길 (deunggyotgil)
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