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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 즈르ᇝ긿〮 (Yale: cùlùm-s-kílh).
지름 (jireum, substantive form of 지르다 (jireuda, “to take a shortcut”)) + ㅅ (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) + 길 (gil, “path; way”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | jireumgil |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jileumgil |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chirŭmkil |
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| Yale Romanization? | cilumqkil |
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Noun
지름길 • (jireumgil)
- shortcut
- 지름길로 가다 ― jireumgillo gada ― to take a shortcut