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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 四寸, from 四 (“four”) + 寸 (“degree of kinship”). A degree of kinship is the relationship between a parent and a child, so a cousin is four degrees of kinship away from the speaker (speaker to parent, parent to grandparent, grandparent to uncle, uncle to first cousin).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | sachon |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sachon |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sach'on |
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| Yale Romanization? | sā.chon |
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Noun
사촌 • (sachon) (hanja 四寸)
- first cousin (either male or female)
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