길이

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 기릐 (Yale: kiluy). By surface analysis, 길다 (gilda, “long”) +‎ -이 (-i, “adverbial suffix”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kiɾi]
Phonetic hangul: [기리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	giri
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	gil'i
McCune–Reischauer^?	kiri
Yale Romanization^?	kil.i

Noun

길이 • (giri)

length; distance

Adverb

길이 • (giri)

(literary or poetic) forevermore; eternally

Synonyms

영원히 (永遠 히, yeong'wonhi)