고객

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 顧客, from 顧 (“looking after”) + 客 (“guest”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞ɡɛk̚] ~ [ko̞ɡe̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [고객/고겍]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gogaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gogaeg
McCune–Reischauer?	kogaek
Yale Romanization?	kokayk

Noun

고객 • (gogaek) (hanja 顧客)

1. customer

   고객지원(顧客支援)

   customer support

   고객상담실(顧客相談室)

   customer support room

Synonyms

• 손님 (sonnim, “guest or customer”)