길

길 U+AE38, 길
HANGUL SYLLABLE GIL
Composition:ㄱ + ㅣ + ㄹ
← 긷
[U+AE37] 		Hangul Syllables 긹 →
[U+AE39]
기긱긲긳긴긵긶
긷길긹긺긻긼긽
긾긿김깁깂깃깄
깅깆깇깈깉깊깋
긔 ←→ 까

Korean

Etymology 1

From Early Modern Korean 긿 (kilh), from Middle Korean 긿〮 (kílh), probably ultimately from Old Korean 道尸 (*KIl). The Middle Korean /-h/ may be the remnant of an ancient place-related suffix; see Appendix:Middle Korean h-final nouns.

In the Hangul script, first attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 긿〮 (Yale: kílh).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kiɭ]
    • (file)
  • Phonetic hangul: [길]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gil
McCune–Reischauer?kil
Yale Romanization?kil
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 길의 / 길에 / 길까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable, unless it is 에.

Noun
숲속의 길 (supsog-ui gil, “a road through the forest”).

길 • (gil)

  1. (also figuratively) a road, a path, a street, a track; passage, thoroughfare
    아직도 갈 길이 멀고 험하다.
    Ajik-do gal gir-i meolgo heom-hada.
    There's still a long and treacherous road ahead.
    그는 독신의 길을 택하였다.
    Geu-neun doksin-ui gir-eul taek-hayeotda.
    He chose the path of celibacy.
  2. a way, (on) the way; a route/course (e.g. an airway or sea route)
    그는 길을 잃고 숲속을 헤맸다.
    Geu-neun gir-eul ilko supsog-eul hemaetda.
    He got lost and wandered about the woods.
    (literally, “He lost his way and wandered about the woods.”)
    돌아오는 길에 잠깐 들렀어. (casual)
    Doraoneun gir-e jamkkan deulleosseo.
    [I] stopped by on the way back.
  3. (figuratively) the road (to)..., the path (to)...
    민주화의 길은 험하디 험했다.
    Minjuhwa-ui gir-eun heom-ha-di heom-haetda.
    The road to democracy was not easy.
    그는 변호사의 길을 걷고 있다.
    Geu-neun byeonhosa-ui gir-eul geotgo itda.
    He is on the path to become a lawyer.
  4. (figuratively) a way, a means, a method
    Synonym: 방도(方道) (bangdo)
    그것이 성공의 유일한 길이다.
    Geugeos-i seonggong-ui yuil-han girida.
    That's the only way to success.
    너의 마음을 알 길이 없구나.
    Neo-ui ma'eum-eul al gir-i eopguna.
    I have no way of reading your mind.
Alternative forms
  • 질 (jil) — dialectal
Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 가르맛길 (gareumatgil)
  • 가시밭길 (gasibatgil)
  • 갈림길 (gallimgil)
  • 갓길 (gatgil)
  • 강변길 (江邊—, gangbyeon'gil)
  • 곁길 (gyeotgil)
  • 고갯길 (gogaetgil)
  • 고부랑길 (goburanggil)
  • 고빗길 (gobitgil)
  • 고생길 (苦生—, gosaenggil)
  • 골목길 (golmokgil)
  • 구름길 (gureumgil)
  • 구부렁길 (gubureonggil)
  • 굽잇길 (gubitgil)
  • 굿길 (gutgil)
  • 귀갓길 (歸家—, gwigatgil)
  • 귀향길 (歸鄕—, gwihyanggil)
  • 그길로 (geugillo)
  • 극락길 (極樂—, geungnakgil)
  • 기찻길 (汽車—, gichatgil)
  • 길가 (gilga)
  • 길갈래 (gilgallae)
  • 길강아지 (gilgang'aji)
  • 길거리 (gilgeori)
  • 길나들이 (gilladeuri)
  • 길냥이 (gillyang'i)
  • 길녘 (gillyeok)
  • 길눈 (gillun)
  • 길도랑 (gildorang)
  • 길독 (—毒, gildok)
  • 길동무 (gildongmu)
  • 길라잡이 (gillajabi)
  • 길마루 (gilmaru)
  • 길마을 (gilma'eul)
  • 길막이 (gilmagi)
  • 길머리 (gilmeori)
  • 길모퉁이 (gilmotung'i)
  • 길목 (gilmok)
  • 길바닥 (gilbadak)
  • 길벌레 (gilbeolle)
  • 길벗 (gilbeot)
  • 길사람 (gilsaram)
  • 길섶 (gilseop)
  • 길손 (gilson)
  • 길송장 (gilsongjang)
  • 길싸움 (gilssaum)
  • 길앞잡이 (girapjabi)
  • 길옆 (giryeop)
  • 길짐승 (giljimseung)
  • 길치 (—癡, gilchi)
  • 길켠 (gilkyeon)
  • 길턱 (gilteok)
  • 길품 (gilpum)
  • 길허리 (gilheori)
  • 꼬부랑길 (kkoburanggil)
  • 꽃길 (kkotgil)
  • 꾸부렁길 (kkubureonggil)
  • 꿈길 (kkumgil)
  • 나그넷길 (nageunetgil)
  • 나룻길 (narutgil)
  • 나뭇길 (namutgil)
  • 내리막길 (naerimakgil)
  • 널길 (neolgil)
  • 논길 (non'gil)
  • 농삿길 (農事—, nongsatgil)
  • 눈길 (nun'gil)
  • 눈물길 (nunmulgil)
  • 답삿길 (踏査—, dapsatgil)
  • 덤불길 (deombulgil)
  • 도붓길 (到付—, dobutgil)
  • 돈길 (don'gil)
  • 돌길 (dolgil)
  • 돌림길 (dollimgil)
  • 두렁길 (dureonggil)
  • 두멧길 (dumetgil)
  • 둑길 (dukgil)
  • 뒤안길 (dwian'gil)
  • 뒷길 (dwitgil)
  • 들길 (deulgil)
  • 등굣길 (登校—, deunggyotgil)
  • 등반길 (登攀—, deungban'gil)
  • 등산길 (登山—, deungsan'gil)
  • 등판길 (deungpan'gil)
  • 뗏길 (ttetgil)
  • 마당길 (madanggil)
  • 마찻길 (馬車—, machatgil)
  • 막장길 (makjanggil)
  • 망종길 (亡終—, mangjonggil)
  • 먼짓길 (meonjitgil)
  • 모랫길 (moraetgil)
  • 무덤길 (mudeomgil)
  • 문길 (門—, mun'gil)
  • 물길 (mulgil)
  • 뭍길 (mutgil)
  • 바깥길 (bakkatgil)
  • 바닷길 (badatgil)
  • 바람길 (baramgil)
  • 바른길 (bareun'gil)
  • 바윗길 (bawitgil)
  • 밤길 (bamgil)
  • 밥길 (bapgil)
  • 방랑길 (放浪—, bangnanggil)
  • 방문길 (訪問—, bangmun'gil)
  • 밭길 (batgil)
  • 밭머릿길 (banmeoritgil)
  • 밭틀길 (bat'teulgil)
  • 배움길 (bae'umgil)
  • 뱃길 (baetgil)
  • 벌잇길 (beoritgil)
  • 벌판길 (beolpan'gil)
  • 벼랑길 (byeoranggil)
  • 벼룻길 (byeorutgil)
  • 벼슬길 (byeoseulgil)
  • 복판길 (bokpan'gil)
  • 불길 (bulgil)
  • 비단길 (緋緞—, bidan'gil)
  • 비탈길 (bitalgil)
  • 비행길 (飛行—, bihaenggil)
  • 빗길 (bitgil)
  • 빙판길 (氷板—, bingpan'gil)
  • 사랫길 (saraetgil)
  • 사릿길 (saritgil)
  • 사잇길 (saitgil)
  • 산골길 (山—, san'golgil)
  • 산길 (山—, san'gil)
  • 살길 (salgil)
  • 샛길 (saetgil)
  • 서덜길 (seodeolgil)
  • 세상길 (世上—, sesanggil)
  • 수렛길 (suretgil)
  • 수림길 (樹林—, surimgil)
  • 숨길 (sumgil)
  • 숫눈길 (sunnun'gil)
  • 숲길 (supgil)
  • 시골길 (sigolgil)
  • 신행길 (新行—, sinhaenggil)
  • 싸움길 (ssaumgil)
  • 썰맷길 (sseolmaetgil)
  • 아랫길 (araetgil)
  • 안갯길 (an'gaetgil)
  • 안길 (an'gil)
  • 앞길 (apgil)
  • 언덕길 (eondeokgil)
  • 얼음길 (eoreumgil)
  • 엇길 (eotgil)
  • 에움길 (e'umgil)
  • 여행길 (旅行—, yeohaenggil)
  • 옆길 (yeopgil)
  • 옛길 (yetgil)
  • 오르막길 (oreumakgil)
  • 오솔길 (osolgil)
  • 오줌길 (ojumgil)
  • 외길 (oegil)
  • 외딴길 (oettan'gil)
  • 우물길 (umulgil)
  • 운길 (運—, un'gil)
  • 윗길 (witgil)
  • 이슬길 (iseulgil)
  • 인생길 (人生—, insaenggil)
  • 자갈길 (jagalgil)
  • 장삿길 (jangsatgil)
  • 저승길 (jeoseunggil)
  • 전찻길 (電車—, jeonchatgil)
  • 죽음길 (jugeumgil)
  • 지름길 (jireumgil)
  • 진창길 (jinchanggil)
  • 찻길 (車—, chatgil)
  • 철길 (鐵—, cheolgil)
  • 첫길 (cheotgil)
  • 초행길 (初行—, chohaenggil)
  • 촌길 (村—, chon'gil)
  • 출근길 (出勤—, chulgeun'gil)
  • 출셋길 (出世—, chulsetgil)
  • 출입길 (出入—, churipgil)
  • 출장길 (出張—, chuljanggil)
  • 출퇴근길 (出退勤—, chultoegeun'gil)
  • 큰길 (keun'gil)
  • 토막길 (tomakgil)
  • 포장길 (鋪裝—, pojanggil)
  • 푸섶길 (puseopgil)
  • 피난길 (避難—, pinan'gil)
  • 피란길 (避亂—, piran'gil)
  • 하굣길 (下校—, hagyotgil)
  • 하늘길 (haneulgil)
  • 하룻길 (harutgil)
  • 한길 (han'gil)
  • 헛길 (heotgil)
  • 혼삿길 (婚事—, honsatgil)
  • 혼인길 (婚姻—, honin'gil)
  • 황천길 (黃泉—, hwangcheon'gil)
  • 황톳길 (黃土—, hwangtotgil)
  • 흐름길 (heureumgil)
  • 흙탕길 (—湯—, heuktanggil)
See also
  • 道 (do), 路 (ro), hanjas for "road; path"

Etymology 2

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 질〮 (Yale: cíl).

Was subject to hypercorrection by Seoul speakers to avoid the /ki/ > /t͡ɕi/ palatalization in southern dialects, producing Early Modern Korean 길 (kil); 김치 (gimchi) and 기와 (giwa) are two other well-known examples of this phenomenon. Non-standard dialects commonly preserve the original form.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gil
McCune–Reischauer?kil
Yale Romanization?kil

Noun

길 • (gil)

  1. (of animals) training; domestication
    그 개는 길이 잘 들어서 말을 잘 듣는다.
    Geu gae-neun gir-i jal deureoseo mar-eul jal deunneunda.
    The dog is obedient because it was well-trained.
    (literally, “The dog is obedient because training has well entered it.”)
  2. (of tools, etc.) breaking in; wear
    갓 산 새 신발이라 아직 길이 안 들었다.
    Gat san sae sinbar-ira ajik gir-i an deureotda.
    Having just bought these shoes, they haven't been broken in yet.
    (literally, “Having just bought these shoes, breaking in hasn't entered them yet.”)
  3. (less common) familiarity; skill
Usage notes
  • Used chiefly with the verbs 들다 (deulda, “to enter”, intransitive) and 들이다 (deurida, “to let in”, transitive), and sometimes with the verb 나다 (nada, “to arise”, intransitive).
Alternative forms
  • 질 (jil) — dialectal
Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 길나다 (gillada)
  • 길들다 (gildeulda)
  • 길들이다 (gildeurida)
  • 길속 (gilsok)

Etymology 3

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 길〯 (Yale: kǐl), related to 길〯다〮 (Yale: kǐl-tá, “to be long”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ki(ː)ɭ]
    • (file)
  • Phonetic hangul: [길(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gil
McCune–Reischauer?kil
Yale Romanization?kīl

Noun

길 • (gil)

  1. a gil, a traditional Korean unit of measurement
    1. the gil, a traditional Korean unit of length equal to 8 or 10 Korean foot (자 (ja)), equivalent to approximately 2.4 m and 3 m respectively
    2. the gil, a traditional Korean unit of length equal to the height of a person; a fathom
Derived terms
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ki(ː)ɭ]
    • (file)
  • Phonetic hangul: [길(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gil
McCune–Reischauer?kil
Yale Romanization?kīl

Noun
저고리의 길 (jeogori-ui gil, “the gil labelled in a diagram of a jeogori”).

길 • (gil)

  1. (clothing) the gil, the large body section of the upper garment in traditional clothing such as the 저고리 (jeogori) or 두루마기 (durumagi)

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 吉.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Gil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Gil
McCune–Reischauer?Kil
Yale Romanization?kil

Proper noun

길 • (Gil) (hanja 吉)

  1. a surname

Root

길 • (gil) (hanja 吉)

  1. Root of 길(吉)하다 (gilhada, “to be auspicious”). Rarely used alone.

Derived terms

Etymology 6

See the main entries.

Adjective

길 • (gil)

  1. irrealis adnominal of 길다 (gilda, “to be long”)

Verb

길 • (gil)

  1. future determiner of 길다 (gilda, “(of hair) to grow long”)

Verb

길 • (gil)

  1. future determiner of 기다 (gida, “to crawl”)

Etymology 7

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

길 (gil)

Extended content
  1. 吉: luck
    (eumhun reading: [길할]] 길 ([gilhal]] gil))
    (MC reading: 吉 (MC kjit))
  2. 佶:
    (MC reading: 佶 (MC git))
  3. 桔:
    (MC reading: 桔 (MC ket))
  4. 姞:
    (MC reading: 姞 (MC git))
  5. 拮:
    (MC reading: 拮 (MC kjit|ket))
  6. 蛣:
    (MC reading: 蛣 (MC khjit))

References
  1. Samuel E. Martin (1992) A Reference Grammar of Korean: A Complete Guide to the Grammar and History of the Korean Language, first edition, Charles E. Tuttle Publishing Co., Inc., →ISBN, page 87

Middle Korean

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kǐl/

Counter

길〯 (kǐl)

  1. a gil, a traditional Korean unit of length equal to the height of a person; a fathom
    • 1447, “Stanza 48”, in 龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가 [Yongbi Eocheon'ga]:
      굴허〮ᅌᅦ〮 ᄆᆞᄅᆞᆯ〮 디〯내〯샤〮 도ᄌᆞ기〮 다〯 도라〮가니〮 半 길〯 노ᄑᆡᆫ〮ᄃᆞᆯ〮 년기〮 디〯나리〮ᅌᅵᆺ가〮
      kwùlhéng-éy mòl-ól tǐnǎysyá twòcòk-í tǎ twòlákàní PAN kǐl nwòphóy-ntól nyènk-í tǐnàlíngìká
      [Chased] into an alley, [emperor Taizu] had his horse leap over [a cliff a gil high], and all the bandits [had no choice but to] turn back. Even if it were half a gil high, could anyone else [i.e. the bandits] have done the same?
Descendants
  • Korean: 길 (gil)

Noun

길〮 (kíl)

  1. Isolated form spelling of 긿〮 (kílh, “road”)
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