손님
Korean
Etymology
First attested as Late Old Korean 孫命 in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사)[1], 1103.
손 (son) + -님 (-nim, honorific particle).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰo̞nnim]
- Phonetic hangul: [손님]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | sonnim |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sonnim |
| McCune–Reischauer? | sonnim |
| Yale Romanization? | sonnim |
Noun
손님 • (sonnim)
- (honorific) guest, visitor
- (honorific) customer, client
- Synonym: 고객(顧客)님 (gogaengnim)
- (honorific) passenger
- Synonym: 승객(乘客) (seunggaek)
- (euphemistic, historical) smallpox
Derived terms
- 손님네 (sonnimne, “deities of epidemic”)