비단길

Korean

Etymology

From 비단(緋緞) (bidan, “silk fabric”) +‎ ㅅ (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) +‎ 길 (gil, “road”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpi(ː)da̠nk͈iɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [비(ː)단낄]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bidan'gil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bidangil
McCune–Reischauer?pidankil
Yale Romanization?pītanqkil

Proper noun

비단길 • (Bidan'gil)

  1. (history) Silk Road
    Synonym: 실크 로드 (Silkeu rodeu)
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