Korean

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɥi(ː)ɡa̠t̚k͈iɭ] ~ [ˈkɥi(ː)ɡa̠k͈iɭ] ~ [ˈky(ː)ɡa̠t̚k͈iɭ] ~ [ˈky(ː)ɡa̠k͈iɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • 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

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귀갓길 (gwigatgil)

  1. one's way going back home