할미

Korean

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Korean 할〮미 (hálmì).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?halmi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?halmi
McCune–Reischauer?halmi
Yale Romanization?hal.mi

Noun

할미 • (halmi)

  1. (deprecatory) granny, crone

Derived terms

Middle Korean

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽hálmi⫽

Noun

할〮미 (hálmì)

  1. grandmother, old lady
    • 1459, 월인석보 [worinseokbo], volume 4, page 7b:
      드ᅌᅴᆫ〮 할〮미〮 업고〮 알ᄑᆡᆫ〮 주근〮 아〮기 아냇〮더니〮
      tùng-úyn hálmí èp-kwó àlph-óyn cwùk-ún ákì àn-áys-tè-ní
      Carrying an old lady on their back and a dead baby in front

Descendants

  • Korean: 할미 (halmi)
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