"지름길" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [t͡ɕiɾɯmk͈iɭ] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: jireumgil [romanization]
Etymology: First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 즈르ᇝ긿〮 (Yale: cùlùm-s-kílh). 지름 (jireum, substantive form of 지르다 (jireuda, “to take a shortcut”)) + -ㅅ- (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) + 길 (gil, “path; way”). Etymology templates: {{ko-etym-native|ss|즈르ᇝ긿〮|cùlùm-s-kílh}} First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 즈르ᇝ긿〮 (Yale: cùlùm-s-kílh)., {{com|ko|지름|-ㅅ-|길|pos1=substantive form of <i class="Kore mention" lang="ko">지르다</i> (jireuda, “to take a shortcut”)|pos2=genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant|t3=path; way}} 지름 (jireum, substantive form of 지르다 (jireuda, “to take a shortcut”)) + -ㅅ- (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) + 길 (gil, “path; way”) Head templates: {{ko-noun}} 지름길 • (jireumgil)
  1. shortcut
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