카공족

Korean

Etymology

카 (ka, short for 카페 (kape, “café”)) +‎ 공 (gong, short for 공부 (gongbu, “study”)) +‎ 족(族) (-jok, “people, group”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʰa̠ɡo̞ŋd͡ʑo̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [카공족]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kagongjok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kagongjog
McCune–Reischauer?	k'agongjok
Yale Romanization?	khakongcok

Noun

카공족 • (kagongjok)

1. (neologism) someone who study at a café (usually for a long time)

See also

• 스터디카페 (seuteodikape)