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noun[C]
one's great-grandfather; the father of one's grandfather or grandmother
jeungjobu
Pronunciation
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 증조부, ultimately from Hanja 曾祖父: 曾 meaning “great-” or “ancestor of an earlier generation,” 祖 meaning “ancestor; grandfather,” and 父 meaning “father.”
Examples
나는 증조부의 사진을 보았다.
naneun jeungjobuui sajineul boatda
I saw a photograph of my great-grandfather.
그는 증조부에게서 오래된 시계를 물려받았다.
geuneun jeungjobuegeseo oraedoen sigyereul mullyeobadatda
He inherited an old watch from his great-grandfather.
우리 증조부께서는 농사를 지으셨다고 한다.
uri jeungjobukkeseoneun nongsareul jieusyeotdago handa
They say that our great-grandfather was a farmer.
Character Breakdown
증
jeung
great-; of an earlier ancestral generation
조
jo
ancestor; grandfather
부
bu
father; male parent
Collocations
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