머리

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[edit] Korean

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Etymology

Found in early records as 마리 (mari). Believed to arise from the root (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.
  • 2000, Seo Jeong-beom (서정범), “머리”, in 國語語原辭典, Seoul: Bogosa Books, page 246:
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