머리카락

Korean

Etymology

Equivalent to 머리 (meori, “head”) + 가락 (garak, “long slender thing”). First attested in the 17th century, where it was written as 머리카락 (melikhalak), 머리ᄏᆞ락 (melikholak). Reason for the aberrant aspiration in the second component is unclear.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mʌ̹ɾikʰa̠ɾa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [머리카락]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	meorikarak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	meolikalag
McCune–Reischauer?	mŏrik'arak
Yale Romanization?	meli.khalak

Noun

머리카락 • (meorikarak)

1. hair (on a person's head)

   머리카락 색깔 ― meorikarak saekkkal ― hair color

   그녀는 머리카락을 잘라 본 적이 없다.

   geunyeoneun meorikarageul jalla bon jeogi eopda.

   She has never cut her hair.