귀결

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 歸結 (“to sum up; to conclude”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɥi(ː)ɡjʌ̹ɭ] ~ [ˈky(ː)ɡjʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [귀(ː)결]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwigyeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwigyeol
McCune–Reischauer?	kwigyŏl
Yale Romanization?	kwīkyel

Noun

귀결 • (gwigyeol) (hanja 歸結)

1. conclusion, consequence, result

   Synonyms: 낙착(落着) (nakchak), 결말(結末) (gyeolmal)

   • 2018, 박선우 [bakseonu], “휘는 빛 [hwineun bit, Curving light]”, in Changjak-gwa bipyeong, volume 46, number 4, pages 135—150:

     애당초 그 회사에 계속 다니고 있으리란 기대가 적었고, 설령 그 글을 읽게 된다고 해도 지수가 답장을 쓰지 않는 쪽이 더 자연스러운 귀결이지 않나 싶었던 것이다.

     Aedangcho geu hoesa-e gyesok danigo isseuri-ran gidae-ga jeogeotgo, seollyeong geu geur-eul ilge doenda-go hae-do Jisu-ga dapjang-eul sseuji anneun jjog-i deo jayeonseureoun gwigyeor-iji anna sipeotdeon geos-ida.

     In the first place, she did not particularly expect that she [Jisu] would be still be at that company, and even if she [Jisu] happened to read what she had written, it seemed that it would be a more natural conclusion for Jisu to not reply.

Derived terms

• 귀결(歸結)되다 (gwigyeoldoeda)
• 귀결(歸結)하다 (gwigyeolhada)