Korean

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Etymology

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(sae, space between) +‎ (-s-, genitive interfix) +‎ (gil, road).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɛ(ː)t̚k͈iɭ] ~ [ˈsʰɛ(ː)k͈iɭ] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)t̚k͈iɭ] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)k͈iɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)/(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saetgil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saesgil
McCune–Reischauer?saetkil
Yale Romanization?sāyskil

Noun

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샛길 (saetgil)

  1. sideroad