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Korean
Etymology
Compound of 할 (hal-, “grand-”, as in 할머니 (halmeoni)) + 아버지 (abeoji, “father”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | harabeoji |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hal'abeoji |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | harabŏji |
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| Yale Romanization? | hal.apeci |
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Noun
할아버지 • (harabeoji)
- grandfather; elderly male
- Coordinate term: 할머니 (halmeoni)
Usage notes
The term 할아버지 is used to refer to an elderly male regardless of progenitors, often as a polite replacement for a second person singular pronoun (너 (neo) or 당신 (dangsin)).
Coordinate terms
- 조부 (jobu), 할배 (halbae), 할범 (halbeom)
- 형 (hyeong, “elder brother of a male”)
- 아저씨 (ajeossi, “middle-aged elder male”)