オモニ

noun

mother

Korean loanword used in Japanese to refer to one's own mother or an older Korean woman, often in Korean-Japanese communities. Compare アボジ (father).

from Korean eomeoni

See also: アボジ

• オモニが作つくってくれたキムチは最さい高こうだ。

  The kimchi my mother made is the best.

• あのオモニはいつも笑え顔がおで挨あい拶さつしてくれる。

  That older lady always greets me with a smile.