"할머니" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [ha̠ɭmʌ̹ni] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: halmeoni [romanization]
Etymology: From earlier 한어머니 (haneomeoni), from 한- (han-, “great, big”) (from Middle Korean 하다 (hata, “to be big”)) + 어머니 (eomeoni, “mother”). Etymology templates: {{der|ko|okm|하다|t=to be big}} Middle Korean 하다 (hata, “to be big”) Head templates: {{ko-noun}} 할머니 • (halmeoni)
  1. grandmother; (by extension) elderly female Related terms: 조모 (jomo), 할매 (halmae), 할미 (halmi), 아줌마 (ajumma) (english: middle-aged woman), older female, 할망구 (halmanggu)

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "okm",
        "3": "하다",
        "t": "to be big"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Korean 하다 (hata, “to be big”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From earlier 한어머니 (haneomeoni), from 한- (han-, “great, big”) (from Middle Korean 하다 (hata, “to be big”)) + 어머니 (eomeoni, “mother”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "halmeoni",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "할머니 • (halmeoni)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ko",
          "name": "Family members",
          "orig": "ko:Family members",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ko",
          "name": "Female people",
          "orig": "ko:Female people",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: 할아버지 (harabeoji)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "grandmother; (by extension) elderly female"
      ],
      "id": "en-할머니-ko-noun-Q8FhRuaV",
      "links": [
        [
          "grandmother",
          "grandmother"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "jomo",
          "word": "조모"
        },
        {
          "roman": "halmae",
          "word": "할매"
        },
        {
          "roman": "halmi",
          "word": "할미"
        },
        {
          "english": "middle-aged woman",
          "roman": "ajumma",
          "word": "아줌마"
        },
        {
          "word": "older female"
        },
        {
          "roman": "halmanggu",
          "word": "할망구"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ha̠ɭmʌ̹ni]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "할머니"
    },
    {
      "other": "[할머니]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "할머니"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "okm",
        "3": "하다",
        "t": "to be big"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Korean 하다 (hata, “to be big”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From earlier 한어머니 (haneomeoni), from 한- (han-, “great, big”) (from Middle Korean 하다 (hata, “to be big”)) + 어머니 (eomeoni, “mother”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "halmeoni",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "할머니 • (halmeoni)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "jomo",
      "word": "조모"
    },
    {
      "roman": "halmae",
      "word": "할매"
    },
    {
      "roman": "halmi",
      "word": "할미"
    },
    {
      "english": "middle-aged woman",
      "roman": "ajumma",
      "word": "아줌마"
    },
    {
      "word": "older female"
    },
    {
      "roman": "halmanggu",
      "word": "할망구"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
        "Korean lemmas",
        "Korean nouns",
        "Korean terms derived from Middle Korean",
        "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 members",
        "ko:Female people"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: 할아버지 (harabeoji)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "grandmother; (by extension) elderly female"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grandmother",
          "grandmother"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ha̠ɭmʌ̹ni]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "할머니"
    },
    {
      "other": "[할머니]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "할머니"
}

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