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Pronunciation / Transliteration: sibumo
"명절에 시부모님 댁에 방문했습니다."
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A relative by marriage, such as the parent, sibling, or child of one's spouse.
"We are spending the weekend visiting my in-laws in the countryside."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, combining 'in' and 'law', originally denoting a relative by marriage as recognized by canon law. The term evolved to collectively refer to relatives of one's spouse in everyday familial nomenclature.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "In-law" is said worldwide
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beau-parent
Transliteration: bo paʁɑ̃
"Il déjeune avec ses beaux-parents ce dimanche."
Schwiegereltern
Transliteration: ˈʃviːɡɐˌʔɛltɐn
"Seine Schwiegereltern kommen heute zu Besuch."
suocero
Transliteration: ˈswɔːtʃero
"Mio suocero mi ha aiutato a riparare la macchina."
suegro
Transliteration: ˈsweɣɾo
"Mi suegro cocina una paella excelente."
sogro
Transliteration: ˈsoɡɾu
"Meus sogros moram perto da praia."
सास-ससुर
Transliteration: saas-sasur
"मेरे सास-ससुर बहुत दयालु हैं।"
岳父岳母
Transliteration: yuèfù yuèmǔ
"我和岳父岳母相处得很好。"
시부모
Transliteration: sibumo
"명절에 시부모님 댁에 방문했습니다."
義理の父母
Transliteration: giri no fubo
"週末は義理の父母と一緒に過ごします。"
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