"큰아버지" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [kxɯna̠bʌ̹d͡ʑi] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: keunabeoji [romanization]
Etymology: 큰 (keun, “big”) + 아버지 (abeoji, “father”). Etymology templates: {{ko-l|큰|big}} 큰 (keun, “big”), {{ko-l|아버지|father}} 아버지 (abeoji, “father”) Head templates: {{ko-noun}} 큰아버지 • (keunabeoji)
  1. uncle, father's elder brother
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          "uncle",
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  ],
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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    },
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      "other": "[크나버지]"
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  ],
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      },
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        "1": "아버지",
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        "uncle, father's elder brother"
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          "uncle",
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kxɯna̠bʌ̹d͡ʑi]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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}

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