외삼촌

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 外三寸

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)sʰa̠mt͡ɕʰo̞n] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)sʰa̠mt͡ɕʰo̞n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [웨(ː)삼촌/외(ː)삼촌]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?oesamchon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oesamchon
McCune–Reischauer?oesamch'on
Yale Romanization?ōysamchon

Noun

외삼촌 • (oesamchon) (hanja 外三寸)

  1. maternal uncle
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