Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 間食, from (between) + (food)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)nɕʰik̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gansik
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gansig
McCune–Reischauer?kansik
Yale Romanization?kānsik

Noun

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간식 (gansik) (hanja 間食)

  1. snack, refreshments, nosh