길가

Korean edit

Etymology edit

From 길 (gil, “road”) +‎ ㅅ (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) +‎ 가 (ga, “side”).

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 긼〮ᄀᆞᇫ〯 (Yale: kíl-s-kǒz).

Pronunciation edit

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kiɭk͈a̠]
Phonetic hangul: [길까]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	gilga
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	gilga
McCune–Reischauer^?	kilka
Yale Romanization^?	kilqka

Noun edit

길가 • (gilga)

roadside