지름길

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

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiɾɯmk͈iɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [지름낄]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jireumgil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jileumgil
McCune–Reischauer?	chirŭmkil
Yale Romanization?	cilumqkil

Noun

지름길 • (jireumgil)

1. shortcut

   지름길로 가다 ― jireumgillo gada ― to take a shortcut