머리

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Contents 1 Korean 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.4 References

[edit] Korean

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: mʌɾi

[edit] Etymology

Found in early records as 마리 (mari). Believed to arise from the root 맏 (mat), which is fossilized in constructions such as 맏아들 (madadeul, "eldest son").

[edit] Noun

머리 (meo.ri)

1. head.
2. intelligence.
3. hair.
4. the leader of a group.
5. the radical at the top of a Chinese character.
6. the top or front of an object.

[edit] References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror). "머리 ." 표준국어대사전. URL accessed on 2006-12-31.
• Seo Jeong-beom (서정범) (2000). “머리”, 國語語原辭典, 246, Seoul: Bogosa Books.