외할아버지

Korean

Etymology

From 외(外) (oe, “outside”) +‎ 할아버지 (harabeoji, “grandfather”). Compare Chinese 外祖父 (wàizǔfù).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [we̞ɦa̠ɾa̠bʌ̹d͡ʑi] ~ [ø̞ɦa̠ɾa̠bʌ̹d͡ʑi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [웨하라버지/외하라버지]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?oeharabeoji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oehal'abeoji
McCune–Reischauer?oeharabŏji
Yale Romanization?oyhal.apeci

Noun

외할아버지 • (oeharabeoji)

  1. maternal grandfather
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