Korean Kinship Terms

  1. Concepts for parents: pumo (SK), ôpôi (NK) [Note: SK=Sino Korean, NK=Native Korean]
     
    Affectionate
    Plain
    Honorific
    father appa apôci (puchin) apô-nim
    mother ômma ômôni (mochin) ômô-nim
           
    grandfather halaepi halapôci(copu) halapô-nim
    grandmother halmi halmôni(como) halmô-nim
           
    great grandpa
    ----
    		 cûngco-halapôji
    (cûng-copu)    		 cûngjo-halapô-nim
    great grandma
    ----
    		 cûngco-halmôni
    (cûng-como)    		 cûngco-halmô-nim
     
    		   
    GG grandpa
    ----
    		 koco-halapôji
    (ko-copu)    		 koco-halapô-nim
    GG grandma
    ----
    		 koco-halmôni
    (ko-como)    		 koco-halmô-nim

     

  2. Concepts for off-springs: casik (SK), ai/ae (NK), saekki (NK)

    Male offspring
    Female offspring
    G1 atûl 'son' ttal 'daughter'
    G2 son-ca 'grand son' son-nyô 'grand daughter'
    G3 cûng-son-ca 'great grand son' cûng-son-nyô 'great grand daughter'
    G4 hyôn-son 'great great grand son' hyôn-son-nyô 'great great grand daughter'

  3. Concepts for siblings: hyôngce (brothers), camae (sisters), onui (brother-sister relation), sa-chon (cousin)

      Male Ego Female Ego
    Younger
    siblings    		 male nam-tonsaeng
    (au)    		 nam-tongsaeng
    (< olapi/[au] )
    female yô-tonsaeng
    nui(-tongsaeng)    		 yô-tongsaeng
    (au)
    Older brother hyông (< ônni ) oppa ( olapôni/olapôm/olapi )
    Older sister nuna/nui ônni







  4. Concepts for relatives

    Uncle:

      Father's side Mother's side
    Unmarried uncle
    sam-chon 'three-CHON'
    ace/acci
    oe-sam-chon
    Parent's
    married older brother
    khûn-apôci 'big-father'
    paek-pu > su-kpu
    (khûn-)oe-sam-chon
    Wife
    khûn-ômma 'big mother'
    paek-mo > suk-mo
    (khûn) oe-suk-mo
    Parent's
    married younger brother
    jakûn-apôji 'little-father'
    suk-pu
    (cakûn-)oe-sam-chon
    Wife
    cakûn ômma 'little mother'
    (cakûn) oe-suk-mo
    Distant uncle
    (o/chil-chon) ajôssi '(5/7-CHON) uncle'
    tangsuk (SK)
    oe-sam-chon


    Aunt:

      Father's side Mother's side
    Parent's
    sister    		 ko-mo, ajumma i-mo, ajumma
    Husband ko-mo-pu i-mo-pu


  5. Concepts for in-laws



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Brothers-in-law and sisterns-in-law