외할머니

Korean

Etymology

From 외 (外, oe, “outside”) + 할머니 (halmeoni, “grandmother”). Compare Chinese 外祖母 (wàizǔmǔ).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [we̞ɦa̠ɭmʌ̹ni] ~ [ø̞ɦa̠ɭmʌ̹ni]
  • Phonetic hangul: [웨할머니/외할머니]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?oehalmeoni
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oehalmeoni
McCune–Reischauer?oehalmŏni
Yale Romanization?oyhal.meni

Noun

외할머니 • (oehalmeoni)

  1. maternal grandmother

Synonyms
  • (Jeolla) 외함씨 (oehamssi)
  • (Gangwon) 외할매 (oehalmae)
  • (Gyeonggi) 왜할머니 (waehalmeoni)

Coordinate terms
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