Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 外三寸

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)sʰa̠mt͡ɕʰo̞n] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)sʰa̠mt͡ɕʰo̞n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?oesamchon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oesamchon
McCune–Reischauer?oesamch'on
Yale Romanization?ōysamchon

Noun edit

외삼촌 (oesamchon) (hanja 外三寸)

  1. maternal uncle