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외할머니

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Korean

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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외할머니 (oehalmeoni)

  1. maternal grandmother

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