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길가

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Korean

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Etymology

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From (gil, road) +‎ (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) +‎ (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

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

Noun

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길가 (gilga)

  1. roadside