길동무

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kiɭt͈o̞ŋmu]
• Phonetic hangul: [길똥무]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gildongmu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gildongmu
McCune–Reischauer?	kiltongmu
Yale Romanization?	kilqtongmu

Noun

길동무 • (gildongmu)

1. a travelling companion