noun

[C]

one's grandmother; the mother of one's father or mother

halmeoni

Pronunciation

Etymology

Native Korean; related to older forms such as 할미, with the polite kinship suffix -어머니.

Examples

우리 할머니는 부산에 사세요.

uri halmeonineun busane saseyo

My grandmother lives in Busan.

이번 주말에 할머니 댁에 갈 거예요.

ibeon jumare halmeoni daege gal geoyeyo

I’m going to my grandmother’s house this weekend.

Character Breakdown

할

hal

syllable in 할머니; no independent meaning here

머

meo

syllable in 할머니; no independent meaning here

니

syllable in 할머니; no independent meaning here

Synonyms

Antonyms

Collocations

할머니 댁

외할머니

친할머니

할머니 말씀

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noun

[C]

an elderly woman; also used as a respectful or familiar form of address for an old woman

halmeoni

Pronunciation

Etymology

Extended from the kinship term meaning “grandmother” to refer respectfully or familiarly to elderly women in general.

Examples

버스에서 한 할머니께 자리를 양보했다.

beoseueseo han halmeonikke jarireul yangbohaetda

I gave up my seat to an elderly woman on the bus.

할머니, 이쪽으로 오세요.

halmeoni ijjogeuro oseyo

Ma’am, please come this way.

Character Breakdown

할

hal

syllable in 할머니; no independent meaning here

머

meo

syllable in 할머니; no independent meaning here

니

syllable in 할머니; no independent meaning here

Synonyms

Antonyms

Collocations

동네 할머니

옆집 할머니

할머니께

할머니를 돕다

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noun

[C]

one's grandmother; the mother of one's father or mother

halmeoni

Pronunciation

Etymology

Native Korean; related to older forms such as 할미, with the polite kinship suffix -어머니.

Examples

우리 할머니는 부산에 사세요.

uri halmeonineun busane saseyo

My grandmother lives in Busan.

이번 주말에 할머니 댁에 갈 거예요.

ibeon jumare halmeoni daege gal geoyeyo

I’m going to my grandmother’s house this weekend.

Character Breakdown

할

hal

syllable in 할머니; no independent meaning here

머

meo

syllable in 할머니; no independent meaning here

니

syllable in 할머니; no independent meaning here

Synonyms

Antonyms

Collocations

할머니 댁

외할머니

친할머니

할머니 말씀

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noun

[C]

an elderly woman; also used as a respectful or familiar form of address for an old woman

halmeoni

Pronunciation

Etymology

Extended from the kinship term meaning “grandmother” to refer respectfully or familiarly to elderly women in general.

Examples

버스에서 한 할머니께 자리를 양보했다.

beoseueseo han halmeonikke jarireul yangbohaetda

I gave up my seat to an elderly woman on the bus.

할머니, 이쪽으로 오세요.

halmeoni ijjogeuro oseyo

Ma’am, please come this way.

Character Breakdown

할

hal

syllable in 할머니; no independent meaning here

머

meo

syllable in 할머니; no independent meaning here

니

syllable in 할머니; no independent meaning here

Synonyms

Antonyms

Collocations

동네 할머니

옆집 할머니

할머니께

할머니를 돕다

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