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Korean
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Korean 할〮미 (hálmì).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | halmi |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | halmi |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | halmi |
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| Yale Romanization? | hal.mi |
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Noun
할미 • (halmi)
- (deprecatory) granny, crone
Derived terms
- 할미꽃 (halmikkot, “pasqueflower”)
- 할미새 (halmisae, “wagtail”)
- 할머니 (halmeoni, “grandmother”)
Middle Korean
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽hálmi⫽
Noun
할〮미 (hálmì)
- grandmother, old lady
1459, 월인석보 , volume 4, page 7b:드ᅌᅴᆫ〮 할〮미〮 업고〮 알ᄑᆡᆫ〮 주근〮 아〮기 아냇〮더니〮- tùng-úyn hálmí èp-kwó àlph-óyn cwùk-ún ákì àn-áys-tè-ní
- Carrying an old lady on their back and a dead baby in front
Descendants