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장모님 meaning and pronunciation
jangmonim · mother-in-law
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 24827Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 장ː모님Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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(높임말로) 아내의 어머니를 이르거나 부르는 말.
English: mother-in-law — (honorific) A word used to refer to or address the mother of one's wife.
Examples
- 친구의 장모님.
- 장모님이 오다.
- 장모님을 모시다.
- 장모님을 뵙다.
- 장모님께 절하다.
- 우리 아내는 장모님과는 성격이 정반대이다.
- Origin
- 丈母님
- Categories
- 삶 > 친족 관계
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