할미

Korean

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Korean 할〮미 (hálmì).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ha̠ɭmi]
• Phonetic hangul: [할미]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	halmi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	halmi
McCune–Reischauer?	halmi
Yale Romanization?	hal.mi

Noun

할미 • (halmi)

1. (deprecatory) granny, crone

Derived terms

• 할미꽃 (halmikkot, “pasqueflower”)
• 할미새 (halmisae, “wagtail”)

Related terms

• 할머니 (halmeoni, “grandmother”)

Middle Korean

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽hálmi⫽

Noun

할〮미 (hálmì)

1. grandmother, old lady
   • 1459, 월인석보 [worinseokbo], volume 4, page 7b:

     드ᅌᅴᆫ〮 할〮미〮 업고〮 알ᄑᆡᆫ〮 주근〮 아〮기 아냇〮더니〮

     tùng-úyn hálmí èp-kwó àlph-óyn cwùk-ún ákì àn-áys-tè-ní

     Carrying an old lady on their back and a dead baby in front

Descendants

• Korean: 할미 (halmi)