과객

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 科客.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kwa̠ɡɛk̚] ~ [kwa̠ɡe̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [과객/과겍]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwagaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwagaeg
McCune–Reischauer?kwagaek
Yale Romanization?kwakayk

Noun

과객 • (gwagaek) (hanja 科客)

  1. (historical) a scholar who has either come for or returned from the civil imperial examinations

Etymology 2

    Sino-Korean word from 過客.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwa̠(ː)ɡɛk̚] ~ [ˈkwa̠(ː)ɡe̞k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [과(ː)객/과(ː)겍]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gwagaek
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwagaeg
    McCune–Reischauer?kwagaek
    Yale Romanization?kwākayk

    Noun

    과객 • (gwagaek) (hanja 過客)

    1. a visiting passerby, traveler, wanderer
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