귀갓길

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɥi(ː)ɡa̠t̚k͈iɭ] ~ [ˈkɥi(ː)ɡa̠k͈iɭ] ~ [ˈky(ː)ɡa̠t̚k͈iɭ] ~ [ˈky(ː)ɡa̠k͈iɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [귀(ː)갇낄/귀(ː)가낄]
    • Though still prescribed 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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