Korean Etymology Sino-Korean word from 孤獨, from 孤 (“lonely”) + 獨 (“alone”) Pronunciation (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ko̞do̞k̚]Phonetic hangul: [고독]More information Romanizations, Revised Romanization? ...RomanizationsRevised Romanization?godokRevised Romanization (translit.)?godogMcCune–Reischauer?kodokYale Romanization?kotokClose Noun 고독 • (godok) (hanja 孤獨) loneliness A childless old person.Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.