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Korean
Etymology
손 (son) + the honorific particle 님 (nim).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | sonnim |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sonnim |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sonnim |
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| Yale Romanization? | sonnim |
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Noun
손님 • (sonnim)
- (honorific) guest, visitor
- (honorific) customer, client
- Synonym: 고객님 (gogaengnim)
- (euphemistic, historical) smallpox
Derived terms
- 손님네 (sonnimne, “deities of epidemic”)