할아버지

Korean

Etymology

Compound of 할 (hal-, “grand-”, as in 할머니 (halmeoni), see that entry for more) +‎ 아버지 (abeoji, “father”).

Noun

할아버지 (harabeoji)

1. grandfather; elderly male

Usage notes

The term 할아버지 (har-abeoji) is used to refer to an elderly male, 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”)

Related terms

• 아버지 (abeoji, “father”)
• 할머니 (halmeoni, “grandmother”)