팔촌

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 八 (“eight”) + 寸 (“degree of kinship”). A degree of kinship is the relationship between a parent and a child; see more at 촌(寸) (chon). In Korean culture, this is the least related person who is still considered a relative who cannot be married.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰa̠ʎt͡ɕʰo̞n]
Phonetic hangul: [팔촌]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	palchon
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	palchon
McCune–Reischauer^?	p'alch'on
Yale Romanization^?	phalchon

Noun

팔촌 • (palchon) (hanja 八寸)

third cousin (male or female)
second cousin twice removed (male or female)

Derived terms

사돈의 팔촌 (sadonui palchon)

Related terms

삼촌(三寸) (samchon, “uncle”)
사촌(四寸) (sachon, “first cousin”)
오촌(五寸) (ochon, “first cousin once removed”)
육촌(六寸) (yukchon, “second cousin”)
칠촌(七寸) (chilchon, “second cousin once removed”)