외할머니

Korean

Etymology

From 외 (外, oe, “outside”) + 할머니 (halmeoni, “grandmother”). Compare Chinese 外祖母 (wàizǔmǔ).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [we̞ɦa̠ɭmʌ̹ni] ~ [ø̞ɦa̠ɭmʌ̹ni]
• Phonetic hangul: [웨할머니/외할머니]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	oehalmeoni
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	oehalmeoni
McCune–Reischauer?	oehalmŏni
Yale Romanization?	oyhal.meni

Noun

외할머니 • (oehalmeoni)

1. maternal grandmother

Synonyms

• (Jeolla) 외함씨 (oehamssi)
• (Gangwon) 외할매 (oehalmae)
• (Gyeonggi) 왜할머니 (waehalmeoni)

Coordinate terms

• 친할머니 (chinhalmeoni): paternal grandmother
• 외할아버지 (oeharabeoji): maternal grandfather
• 친할아버지 (chinharabeoji): paternal grandfather