한아바이

Korean

Etymology

한 (han, “grand-, great”) +‎ 아바이 (abai, “northern dialectal form of 'father'”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ha̠na̠ba̠i]
• Phonetic hangul: [하나바이]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hanabai
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	han'abai
McCune–Reischauer?	hanabai
Yale Romanization?	han.apai

Noun

한아바이 • (hanabai)

1. (Hwanghae) grandfather, elderly male

   Synonym: (Standard Korean) 아버지 (abeoji)

   • 2007 March 6, 단옥선 [danokseon], “단옥선 할머니 (78)의 고 함창하 할아버지 이야기 [danokseon halmeoni (78)ui go hamchangha harabeoji iyagi]”, in 형과니의삶 [hyeonggwaniuisam]‎^[1], 황해남도 강령군 [hwanghaenamdo gangnyeonggun], archived from the original on 13 January 2022:

     맨 처음 연평에서 한아바이를 만났을 때 내 나이가 32살이었어.

     Maen cheo'eum yeonpyeong-eseo hanabai-reul mannasseul ttae nae nai-ga 32sar-i-eoss-eo.

     The first time I met that old man in Yeonpyeongdo I was 32 years old.