부모님

Korean

Etymology

From 부모 (父母, bumo, “parent”) + the honorific particle 님 (nim).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pumo̞nim]
• Phonetic hangul: [부모님]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bumonim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bumonim
McCune–Reischauer?	pumonim
Yale Romanization?	pumonim

Noun

부모님 • (bumonim)

1. honorific of 부모 (bumo, “parents”)

   너희 부모님. ― Neohui bumonim. ― Your parents.

   그 가족은 부모님과 두 아이, 이렇게 네 명입니다. ― Geu gajog-eun bumonim-gwa du ai, ireoke ne myeong-imnida. ― There are four people in the family: parents and two children.