"삼촌" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [sʰa̠mt͡ɕʰo̞n] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: samchon [romanization], 三寸 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 三 (“three”) + 寸 (“degrees of kinship”). A degree of kinship is the relationship between a parent and a child, so an uncle is three degrees of kinship away from the speaker (speaker to parent, parent to grandparent, grandparent to uncle). Etymology templates: {{l|en|Sino-Korean}} Sino-Korean, {{m|ko|三|gloss=three}} 三 (“three”), {{m|ko|寸|gloss=degrees of kinship}} 寸 (“degrees of kinship”), {{ko-etym-sino|三|three|寸|degrees of kinship}} Sino-Korean word from 三 (“three”) + 寸 (“degrees of kinship”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=三寸}} 삼촌 • (samchon) (hanja 三寸)
  1. uncle; male sibling of a parent Categories (topical): Family members, Male people, People Synonyms: 삼춘 (samchun) Derived forms: 외삼촌(外三寸) (oesamchon) (english: maternal uncle), 친삼촌(親三寸) (chinsamchon) (english: paternal uncle) Related terms: 사촌(四寸) (sachon) (english: first cousin), 오촌(五寸) (ochon) (english: first cousin once removed), 육촌(六寸) (yukchon) (english: second cousin), 칠촌(七寸) (chilchon) (english: second cousin once removed), 팔촌(八寸) (palchon) (english: third cousin)

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          "english": "first cousin",
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          "word": "사촌(四寸)"
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          "english": "second cousin",
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      "word": "삼춘"
    }
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}

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