🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

산고개

Native Script:험준한 산고개

Pronunciation / Transliteration: san-go-gae

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Kecide/kɛˈtʃiːdeɪ/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #85400 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"대상들은 험준한 산고개를 넘었다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A high mountain pass or narrow defile used historically as a trade route.

    "The caravan successfully navigated the treacherous kecide before winter snows closed the route."
  2. 2

    A metaphorical turning point or critical juncture in a complex process.

    "The diplomatic summit reached a crucial kecide where both sides had to compromise."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from historical Anatolian and Central Asian trade terminology, 'kecide' stems from Persian roots meaning a mountain pass or transition point. Over centuries, it entered specialized geographic and anthropological lexicons to describe strategic mountain crossings.

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