식구

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 食口, from 食 (“eat, meal, food”) + 口 (“mouth”)

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?sikgu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?siggu
    McCune–Reischauer?sikku
    Yale Romanization?sik.kwu

    Noun

    식구 • (sikgu) (hanja 食口)

    1. mouth to feed; dependent
    2. family member
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