길목

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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.
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