아주머니

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아주머니

[a̠d͡ʑumʌ̹ni] SK Standard, Seoul

Where it comes from

앚- + 어머니 > 아주머니

unknown

자신의 어머니 뻘 되는 나이의 여자를 높여 부르는 말. 이웃 아주머니가 너의 이모이니?
Similar: 아줌마, 아지매 · Opposite: 아저씨

In English

aunt affectionate term for an older woman, by means of fictive kin
ma'am chiefly used as a form of address: contraction of madam — see also madam
ajumma (Korea) a married middle-aged Korean woman

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MLA

"아주머니." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ko/%EC%95%84%EC%A3%BC%EB%A8%B8%EB%8B%88. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

아주머니. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ko/%EC%95%84%EC%A3%BC%EB%A8%B8%EB%8B%88

Chicago

"아주머니." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ko/%EC%95%84%EC%A3%BC%EB%A8%B8%EB%8B%88.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {아주머니},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ko/%EC%95%84%EC%A3%BC%EB%A8%B8%EB%8B%88},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}