삼촌

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 三寸

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[sʰa̠mt͡ɕʰo̞n]
  • Phonetic Hangul[삼촌]
Revised Romanization? samchon
Revised Romanization (translit.)? samchon
McCune–Reischauer? samch'on
Yale Romanization? samchon

Noun

삼촌 • (samchon) (hanja 三寸)

  1. uncle

Derived terms
  • 친삼촌 (親三寸, chinsamchon, “paternal uncle”)
  • 외삼촌 (外三寸, oesamchon, “maternal uncle”)

Synonyms
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.