"외할머니" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [we̞ɦa̠ɭmʌ̹ni] [SK-Standard, Seoul], [ø̞ɦa̠ɭmʌ̹ni] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: oehalmeoni [romanization]
Etymology: From 외(外) (oe, “outside”) + 할머니 (halmeoni, “grandmother”). Compare Chinese 外祖母 (wàizǔmǔ). Etymology templates: {{compound|ko|외(外)|할머니|t1=outside|t2=grandmother}} 외(外) (oe, “outside”) + 할머니 (halmeoni, “grandmother”), {{cog|zh|-}} Chinese, {{zh-l|外祖母}} 外祖母 (wàizǔmǔ) Head templates: {{ko-noun}} 외할머니 • (oehalmeoni)
  1. maternal grandmother Synonyms: 외함씨 (oehamssi) [Jeolla], 외할매 (oehalmae) [Gangwon], 왜할머니 (waehalmeoni) Coordinate_terms: 친할머니 (chinhalmeoni) (english: paternal grandmother), 외할아버지 (oeharabeoji) (english: maternal grandfather), 친할아버지 (chinharabeoji) (english: paternal grandfather)

Alternative forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "외(外)",
        "3": "할머니",
        "t1": "outside",
        "t2": "grandmother"
      },
      "expansion": "외(外) (oe, “outside”) + 할머니 (halmeoni, “grandmother”)",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Chinese",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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      },
      "expansion": "外祖母 (wàizǔmǔ)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From 외(外) (oe, “outside”) + 할머니 (halmeoni, “grandmother”). Compare Chinese 外祖母 (wàizǔmǔ).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "oehalmeoni",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "expansion": "외할머니 • (oehalmeoni)",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "paternal grandmother",
          "roman": "chinhalmeoni",
          "word": "친할머니"
        },
        {
          "english": "maternal grandfather",
          "roman": "oeharabeoji",
          "word": "외할아버지"
        },
        {
          "english": "paternal grandfather",
          "roman": "chinharabeoji",
          "word": "친할아버지"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "maternal grandmother"
      ],
      "id": "en-외할머니-ko-noun-HZ9Wyzdv",
      "links": [
        [
          "maternal grandmother",
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        ]
      ],
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        {
          "roman": "oehamssi",
          "tags": [
            "Jeolla"
          ],
          "word": "외함씨"
        },
        {
          "roman": "oehalmae",
          "tags": [
            "Gangwon"
          ],
          "word": "외할매"
        },
        {
          "roman": "waehalmeoni",
          "word": "왜할머니"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[we̞ɦa̠ɭmʌ̹ni]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ø̞ɦa̠ɭmʌ̹ni]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "웨할머니"
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "외할머니"
    }
  ],
  "word": "외할머니"
}
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    {
      "english": "paternal grandmother",
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      "word": "친할머니"
    },
    {
      "english": "maternal grandfather",
      "roman": "oeharabeoji",
      "word": "외할아버지"
    },
    {
      "english": "paternal grandfather",
      "roman": "chinharabeoji",
      "word": "친할아버지"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "외(外)",
        "3": "할머니",
        "t1": "outside",
        "t2": "grandmother"
      },
      "expansion": "외(外) (oe, “outside”) + 할머니 (halmeoni, “grandmother”)",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Chinese",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "外祖母"
      },
      "expansion": "外祖母 (wàizǔmǔ)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From 외(外) (oe, “outside”) + 할머니 (halmeoni, “grandmother”). Compare Chinese 外祖母 (wàizǔmǔ).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "oehalmeoni",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "외할머니 • (oehalmeoni)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
        "Korean lemmas",
        "Korean nouns",
        "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
        "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ko:Family"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "maternal grandmother"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "maternal grandmother",
          "maternal grandmother"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[we̞ɦa̠ɭmʌ̹ni]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ø̞ɦa̠ɭmʌ̹ni]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "웨할머니"
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "외할머니"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "oehamssi",
      "tags": [
        "Jeolla"
      ],
      "word": "외함씨"
    },
    {
      "roman": "oehalmae",
      "tags": [
        "Gangwon"
      ],
      "word": "외할매"
    },
    {
      "roman": "waehalmeoni",
      "word": "왜할머니"
    }
  ],
  "word": "외할머니"
}

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