삼촌

삼촌

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 三寸

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[sʰa̠mt͡ɕʰo̞n]
• Phonetic Hangul[삼촌]

Revised Romanization? samchon Revised Romanization (translit.)? samchon McCune–Reischauer? samch'on Yale Romanization? samchon

Noun

삼촌 • (samchon) (hanja 三寸)

1. uncle

Derived terms

• 친삼촌 (親三寸, chinsamchon, “paternal uncle”)
• 외삼촌 (外三寸, oesamchon, “maternal uncle”)

Synonyms

• 아저씨 (ajeossi)