손가락

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 소ᇇ가락 (Yale: swòn-s-kàlàk).

(son, hand) +‎ (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) +‎ 가락 (garak, strand)

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?son'garak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?songalag
McCune–Reischauer?sonkarak
Yale Romanization?sonqkalak
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 락의 / 손락에 / 손락까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

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손가락 (son'garak)

  1. (anatomy) finger

Derived terms

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See also

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