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할머니 | The Korean Vocabulary App
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Everyday Korean
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할머니
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n.
grandmother
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Mnemonic
compound word
Accepted Answers
할멈
할머니
할머님
grandma
grandmother
Notes
할머니
actually means "big mother" having originated from
한
+
어머니
.
한
has a lot of meanings but one of the old meanings is "big".; 할멈 is a colloquial/old-fashioned variant for an older woman or grandmother.
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