가시어머니

Korean

Etymology

From 가시 (gasi, wife) +‎ 어머니 (eomeoni, mother).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ka̠ɕʰiʌ̹mʌ̹ni]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gasieomeoni
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gasieomeoni
McCune–Reischauer?kasiŏmŏni
Yale Romanization?kasiemeni

Noun

가시어머니 • (gasieomeoni)

  1. mother-in-law for a man, i.e. wife's mother
    Synonym: 장모 (jangmo)
    Antonym: 시어머니 (sieomeoni)