손님
Korean edit
Etymology edit
손 (son) + the honorific particle 님 (nim).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰo̞nnim]
- Phonetic hangul: [손님]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | sonnim |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sonnim |
| McCune–Reischauer? | sonnim |
| Yale Romanization? | sonnim |
Noun edit
손님 • (sonnim)
- (honorific) guest, visitor
- (honorific) customer, client
- Synonym: 고객님 (gogaengnim)
- (euphemistic, historical) smallpox
Derived terms edit
- 손님네 (sonnimne, “deities of epidemic”)