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형님

★★intermediate
noun혼종어

Meaning

  1. 1.

    older brother — (honorific) A word used only by a male to refer to or address his male siblings or cousins older than himself.

  2. 2.

    big brother — (honorific) A word used chiefly among men to refer to or address a person who is older than oneself.

  3. 3.

    brother-in-law — Wife's older brother. Or a term for calling that person.

  4. 4.

    sister-in-law — Husband's older sister. Or a term for calling that person.

  5. 5.

    sister-in-law — Husband's older brother's wife. Or a term for calling that person.

  6. 6.

    older sister — A word used by an old woman to refer to or address another female older than herself in a friendly manner.