할아버지

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ha̠ɾa̠bʌ̹d͡ʑi]
Phonetic hangul: [하라버지]

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

Noun

할아버지 • (harabeoji)

grandfather; elderly male
Coordinate term: 할머니 (halmeoni)

Usage notes

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 (너 (neo) or 당신 (dangsin)).

Coordinate terms

조부 (jobu), 할배 (halbae), 할범 (halbeom)
형 (hyeong, “elder brother of a male”)
아저씨 (ajeossi, “middle-aged elder male”)

Related terms

아버지 (abeoji, “father”)

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