할아버지

Korean

Etymology

Compound of 할 (hal-, “grand-”, as in 할머니 (halmeoni), see that entry for more) +‎ 아버지 (abeoji, “father”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ha̠ɾa̠bʌ̹d͡ʑi]
  • Phonetic Hangul[하라버지]
Revised Romanization? harabeoji
Revised Romanization (translit.)? hal-abeoji
McCune–Reischauer? harabŏji
Yale Romanization? hal.apeci

Noun

할아버지 • (harabeoji)

  1. grandfather; elderly male

Usage notes

The term 할아버지 (har-abeoji) is used to refer to an elderly male regardless of progenitors, often as a polite replacement for a second person singular pronoun (너 (neo) or 당신 (dangsin)).

Coordinate terms
  • 조부 (jobu), 할배 (halbae), 할범 (halbeom)
  • 형 (hyeong, “elder brother of a male”)
  • 아저씨 (ajeossi, “middle-aged elder male”)
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