Korean word

큰어머니

Pronunciation

Romanizationkeuneomeoni

Meaning

  • nounpaternal aunt by marriage

Example

큰어머니와 같이 사진을 찍었어요.keu neo meo ni wa ka chi sa ji neul jji geo sseo yo

I took a picture with my father's older brother's wife.

Illustration for 큰어머니 (paternal aunt by marriage)

More examples

사진첩을 보니 큰어머니 젊을 때 사진이 많아요.sa jin cheo beul po ni keu neo meo ni cheol meul ttae sa ji ni ma na yo

Looking through the photo album, I see many photos of my paternal aunt by marriage when she was young.

Core concept

A father's older brother's wife is seen as an older mother figure within the paternal family.

Common phrases

  • 큰어머니 사진첩keu neo meo ni sa jin cheop

    paternal aunt by marriage's photo album

  • 큰어머니 방문keu neo meo ni pang mun

    paternal aunt by marriage's visit

Similar words

작은어머니chageuneomeoni: The wife of a father's younger brother in the paternal family.
고모komo: A father's sister, whether older or younger than him.
이모imo: A mother's sister in the maternal family.
아주머니ajumeoni: A respectful, familiar form of address for an older woman outside the family.

Definition in Korean

아버지의 형제 중 아버지보다 연장자인 형의 아내를 이르는 말a beo ji ui hyeong je chung a beo ji bo da yeon jang ja in hyeong ui a nae reul i reu neun mal

Word origin

The compound joins the Korean words for big or senior and mother, using family seniority to identify the wife in the older branch of the family.

Usage tips

  • English aunt does not show whether the relative is on the father's side or belongs to an older sibling branch, so this word carries more family detail.

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