간식

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 間食, from 間 (“between”) + 食 (“food”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)nɕʰik̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [간(ː)식]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gansik
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gansig
    McCune–Reischauer?kansik
    Yale Romanization?kānsik

    Noun

    간식 • (gansik) (hanja 間食)

    1. snack, refreshments, nosh
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