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)