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아저씨
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Korean
Etymology
First attested as Late Old Korean 丫查秘 in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103. In the hangul script, first attested in the Dictionnaire coréen-français (韓佛字典 / 한불자전), 1880, as Early Modern Korean 아자씨 (Yale: acassi).
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Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [a̠d͡ʑʌ̹ɕ͈i]
- Phonetic hangul: [아저씨]
Noun
아저씨 • (ajeossi)
Usage notes
The term 아저씨 (ajeossi) is used to refer to a male several years older than the speaker, often as a polite replacement for a second person singular pronoun 너 (neo) or 당신 (dangsin).
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