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Korean
- honorific: 할머님 (halmeonim)
- informal: 할매 (halmae)
Etymology
From earlier 한어머니 (haneomeoni), from 한 (han-, “great, big”) (from Middle Korean 하다 (hata, “to be big”)) + 어머니 (eomeoni, “mother”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | halmeoni |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | halmeoni |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | halmŏni |
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| Yale Romanization? | hal.meni |
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Noun
할머니 • (halmeoni)
- grandmother; (by extension) elderly female
- Coordinate term: 할아버지 (harabeoji)
Usage notes
As a form of address, 할머니 (halmeoni) is often a polite replacement for a second person singular pronoun (너 or 당신).
See also
- 조모 (jomo), 할매 (halmae), 할미 (halmi)
- 아줌마 (ajumma) - middle-aged woman; older female
- 할망구 (halmanggu)