식기

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰik̚k͈i]
• Phonetic hangul: [식끼]

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 [sunansidae - jung'ang'asiaui 韓人deul]”, in SBS‎^[1], Uzbekistan:

     고레사름들 고레에서 오라구 함... 식기르 데르구 다 가갯습꾸마.

     Goresareum-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].