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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 食口, from 食 (“eat, meal, food”) + 口 (“mouth”)
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | sikgu |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | siggu |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sikku |
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| Yale Romanization? | sik.kwu |
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Noun
식구 • (sikgu) (hanja 食口)
- mouth to feed; dependent
- family member