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외삼촌
외삼촌
外三寸
[ oesamchon ]
「명사」 Noun
• one's maternal uncle
Mother's male brother. Or a word used to refer to that person.
family
men
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Intermediate
The hanja from which the word comes
外 (외)
–
outside, surface, exterior
三 (삼)
–
three, number 3, third
寸 (촌)
–
joint, inch (a unit of measurement), small/little, degree of kinship
Synonyms
외숙
–
maternal uncle
Related words
삼촌
–
uncle; paternal uncle
외숙모
–
wife of one's maternal uncle
Derived words
외숙모
–
wife of one's maternal uncle
Neighboring words in the dictionary
외나무다리
외다
외딴
외로움
외롭다
외면
외모
외무
외삼촌
외세
외숙
외숙모
외우다
외적
외침
외투
외할머니
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