고객

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 顧客, from (looking after) + (guest)

    Pronunciation

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