친할머니

Korean

Etymology

From 친 (親, chin, “relative”) + 할머니 (halmeoni, “grandmother”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰinɦa̠ɭmʌ̹ni]
• Phonetic hangul: [친할머니]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chinhalmeoni
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chinhalmeoni
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'inhalmŏni
Yale Romanization?	chin.hal.meni

Noun

친할머니 • (chinhalmeoni)

1. paternal grandmother

Coordinate terms

• 외할머니 (oehalmeoni, “maternal grandmother”)
• 외할아버지 (oeharabeoji, “maternal grandfather”)
• 친할아버지 (chinharabeoji, “paternal grandfather”)