긿

From Middle Korean 긿〮 (kílh).

긿 (kilh)

1. road, path
   • after 1795, 李洙 (I Su) [Lee Soo] et al., chapter 57, in 重刊老乞大諺解 (Junggan Nogeoldae Eonhae)‎^{Ogura Coll. Asami Coll.}, volume 2, page 6:

     내 길ᄒᆡ에셔 날호여왓노라

     nay kilh-oy-eysye nalhwoyewasnwola

     I was slow in coming on the road.

2. (figuratively) way, means
   • early 18th century, 홍길동전 경판본／洪吉童傳 京板本 [Seoul edition of the Tale of Hong Gildong]:

     "길동의 신긔ᄒᆞᆫ ᄌᆡ죠ᄂᆞᆫ 고금의 희한ᄒᆞ도다. 제 지금 됴션을 ᄯᅥ나노라 ᄒᆞ여시니, 다시ᄂᆞᆫ 작폐ᄒᆞᆯ 길 업슬 거시오."

     "Kiltwong-uy sinkuy-hon coycywo-non kwokum-uy huyhan-hotwota. ce-y cikum Tywosyen-ul stenanwola hoyesini, tasi-non cakpyey-hol kil epsul kes-iwo."

     "Gildong's talent is indeed mysterious, for it is unheard-of throughout the ages. Since he said he will now leave Korea, [he] will have no means to cause trouble again."

From Old Korean 道尸 (*KIl). /-h/ here may be the remnant of an ancient place-related suffix; see Appendix:Middle Korean h-final nouns.

• IPA^(key): /kílh/, [kíl]

긿〮 (kílh) (isolated 길〮 (kíl), locative 길헤〮 (kìlh-éy))

1. road, path

• Early Modern Korean: 긿 (kilh)
  • Korean: 길 (gil)