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Korean
Etymology
길 (gil, “street”) + ㅅ (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) + 거리 (geori, “street”).
First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 긼〮거리〮 (Yale: kíl-s-kèlí).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | gilgeori |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gilgeoli |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kilkŏri |
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| Yale Romanization? | kilqkeli |
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Noun
길거리 • (gilgeori)
- a thoroughfare; a busy street