외잘머니

Korean

Etymology

Probably of the same origin as synonymous 외잘만 (oejalman), which is an abbreviation of 외자 (oeja) + 할마니 (halmani).^[1] Compare coastal gyeonggi 오잘머니 (ojalmeoni), 오자라버지 (ojarabeoji), which appear to have been borrowed or influenced from the Hwanghae dialect.

Noun

외잘머니 • (oejalmeoni)

Hwanghae form of 외할머니 (oehalmeoni, “maternal grandmother”)
- 1996 January 2, 이영로 [iyeongno], “연평도의 방언 [yeonpyeongdoui bang'eon]”, in 연평도 이야기 [yeonpyeongdo iyagi]‎^[1], 인천광역시 옹진군 연평면 [incheon'gwang'yeoksi ongjin'gun yeonpyeongmyeon]:
  오늘 외잘머니댁 에 갈 거다
  oneul oejalmeonidaeg-e galgeoda
  Today I'm going to my maternal grandmother's house.

References

^ 황대화 (Hwang Dae-Hwa) (2007) “황해도 방언 연구 [hwanghaedo bang'eon yeon'gu, A Study on the Hwanghae Dialect]”, in 한국문화사, page 105

[1] 황대화 (Hwang Dae-Hwa) (2007) “황해도 방언 연구 [hwanghaedo bang'eon yeon'gu, A Study on the Hwanghae Dialect]”, in 한국문화사, page 105

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