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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 三 (“three”) + 寸 (“degrees of kinship”). A degree of kinship is the relationship between a parent and a child, so an uncle is three degrees of kinship away from the speaker (speaker to parent, parent to grandparent, grandparent to uncle).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | samchon |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | samchon |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | samch'on |
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| Yale Romanization? | samchon |
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Noun
삼촌 • (samchon) (hanja 三寸)
- uncle; male sibling of a parent
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