큰길

Korean

Etymology

Univerbation of 큰 (keun, “big”, realis adnominal of 크다 (keuda)) +‎ 길 (gil, “road, street, way”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kxɯnɡiɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [큰길]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	keun'gil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	keungil
McCune–Reischauer?	k'ŭn'gil
Yale Romanization?	khunkil

Noun

큰길 • (keun'gil)

1. high road, highway, main street, main road, avenue, boulevard

   큰길에서 분기되다 ― keun'gir-eseo bun'gidoeda ― to branch off from the main road

2. (in general) road, street, path, way

   큰길을 횡단하다 ― keun'gir-eul hoengdanhada ― to cross the street