식기

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sikgi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?siggi
McCune–Reischauer?sikki
Yale Romanization?sik.ki

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 食器

    Noun

    식기 • (sikgi) (hanja 食器)

    1. tableware

    Etymology 2

    Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 식구 (食口, sikgu, “family”). Compare Hamgyong 식귀 (sikgwi).

    Noun

    식기 • (sikgi)

    1. Yukjin and Russia form of 식구 (sikgu)
      • 1992, 박림마 [bangnimma], “수난시대 중앙아시아의 韓人들”, in SBS[1], Uzbekistan:
        고레 사름 고레 라구 ... 식기 데르 습꾸마.
        Gore sareum-deul gore-e-seo o-ragu ham... Sikgi-reu dereu-gu da ga-gaet-seupkkuma.
        If Korea tells us Koryo-Saram to come... then we will all bring our families and leave [the Post-Soviet States].