Korean learner dictionary
외갓집 meaning and pronunciation
oegatjip · old home of one's mother
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 22000Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 외ː가찝, 웨ː갇찝, 외ː가찌비, 웨ː갇찌비, 외ː가찝또, 웨ː갇찝또, 외ː가찜만, 웨ː갇찜만Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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English: old home of one's mother — The home where one's mother's parents, siblings, etc., live.
Examples
- 외갓집이 가깝다.
- 외갓집이 멀다.
- 외갓집을 방문하다.
- 외갓집에 가다.
- 외갓집에 놀러 가다.
- 외갓집에서 자라다.
- Origin
- 外家집
- Categories
- 삶 > 친족 관계 · 가족 행사
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