클아반

Korean

Etymology

클 (keul, “big, related to 큰”) +‎ 아반 (aban, “Father, Northern dialectal form of 아버지”).

Noun

클아반 • (keuraban)

1. (Northern Hamgyong, Yukjin) grandfather
   • 2014 January 17, 인문공감, “석학인문강좌 제8강 한국어 대방언의 양상”, in 인문학 현장‎^[1], 함경북도 경흥군:

     우리 클아반네 그, 창째 돌림인데 그 창째에 사오뉵춘이 야덟이 건네왔다던디...

     Uri keuraban-ne geu, changjjae dollim-inde geu changjjae-e saonyukchun-i yadeolb-i geonnewatda-deondi...

     My grandfather's generational name is 'Chang', and among the those with the same generational name eight of his cousins, first cousins once removed and second cousins also crossed over to come here...