길목

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 길 (gil, “road, street”) +‎ 목 (mok, “neck, head, throat”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kiɭmo̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [길목]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gilmok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gilmog
McCune–Reischauer?	kilmok
Yale Romanization?	kil.mok

Noun

길목 • (gilmok)

1. corner, street corner

   길목에서 두 번째 집 ― gilmog-eseo du beonjjae jip ― the second house from the corner

2. way, path, passage

   길목을 차단하다 ― gilmog-eul chadanhada ― to block off the road

3. crossroad, turning point, transitional period

   그들은 변화의 길목에 서 있다.

   Geudeur-eun byeonhwa-ui gilmog-e seo itda.

   They are at a crossroads of change.