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외삼촌

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 外三寸

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)sʰa̠mt͡ɕʰo̞n] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)sʰa̠mt͡ɕʰo̞n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • 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

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외삼촌 (oesamchon) (hanja 外三寸)

  1. maternal uncle