인기척

Korean

Etymology

인(人) (in, “people”, Sino-Korean morpheme) +‎ 기척 (gicheok, “sign; sound”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ink͈it͡ɕʰʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [인끼척]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	in'gicheok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ingicheog
McCune–Reischauer?	inkich'ŏk
Yale Romanization?	inqki.chek

Noun

인기척 • (in'gicheok)

1. sign or sound (of people)

   폐가에는 그 누군가의 인기척도 느껴지지 않았다.

   Pyega-eneun geu nugun'ga-ui in'gicheok-do neukkyeoji-ji anatda.

   There was no sign of human existence to be seen at the abandoned house.

Derived terms

• 인기척하다 (in'gicheokhada)