할머니

할머니

Korean

Alternative forms

• honorific: 할머님 (halmeonim)

Etymology

From the roots 하— (hada, "big, great", Modern 크— (keu-, “big”), 하— (ha-, “to do”)) + —ㄴ (-n, determiner suffix) + 엄 (eom, "mother", Modern 어머니 (eomeoni)) + —이 (i, agent suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[ha̠ɭmʌ̹ni]
• Phonetic Hangul[할머니]

Revised Romanization? halmeoni Revised Romanization (translit.)? halmeoni McCune–Reischauer? halmŏni Yale Romanization? halmeni

Noun

할머니 • (halmeoni)

1. grandmother; (by extension) elderly female

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)
• 언니 (eonni) - elder sister of a female
• 오빠 (oppa) - elder brother of a female
• 아줌마 (ajumma) - middle aged woman; older female
• 할아버지 (harabeoji) - grandfather; elderly male