외손자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 外孫子, from 外 (外, “outside”) + 孫子 (“grandson”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)sʰo̞ɲd͡ʑa̠] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)sʰo̞ɲd͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [웨(ː)손자/외(ː)손자]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?oesonja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oesonja
McCune–Reischauer?oesonja
Yale Romanization?ōyson.ca

Noun

외손자 • (oesonja) (hanja 外孫子)

  1. grandson (daughter's son)
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