아주머니

ajumeoni · TOPIK 1

middle-aged woman

아주머니 — middle-aged woman

ajumeoni: ends in meoni, just like eomeoni (mother)

아주머니 shares its -meoni ending with 어머니 (mother) and 할머니 (grandmother), all respectful terms for older women. It is the polite form of 아줌마 (ajumma), used to address a middle-aged woman, much like ma'am.

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