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Jeju
- 할마니 (halmani), 할미 (halmi), 할머니 (halmeoni)
Etymology
Compare Korean 할매 (halmae), 할머니 (halmeoni).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | halmang |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | halmang |
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| Yale Romanization? | halmang |
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Noun
할망 (halmang)
- grandmother
See also
- 하르방 (hareubang, “grandfather”)
References
- “할망” in Jeju Dialect Dictionary, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province.
- 제주 문화 예술 재단 [jeju munhwa yesul jaedan] (2009) “할망”, in 개정 증보 제주어 사전 [gaejeong jeungbo jejueo sajeon], 제주 특별 자치도 [jeju teukbyeol jachido], →ISBN, page 873