길가

Korean

Etymology

From 길 (gil, “road”) +‎ ㅅ (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) +‎ 가 (ga, “side”).

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 긼〮ᄀᆞᇫ〯 (Yale: kíl-s-kǒz).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kiɭk͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [길까]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gilga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gilga
McCune–Reischauer?	kilka
Yale Romanization?	kilqka

Noun

길가 • (gilga)

1. roadside