Korean

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Etymology

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Compound of (hal-, grand-, as in 할머니 (halmeoni)) +‎ 아버지 (abeoji, father).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?harabeoji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hal'abeoji
McCune–Reischauer?harabŏji
Yale Romanization?hal.apeci

Noun

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할아버지 (harabeoji)

  1. grandfather; elderly male
    Coordinate term: 할머니 (halmeoni)

Usage notes

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The term 할아버지 is used to refer to an elderly male regardless of progenitors, often as a polite replacement for a second person singular pronoun ( (neo) or 당신 (dangsin)).

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