발가락
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Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested in the Myobeomnyeonhwagyeong eonhae (妙法蓮華經諺解 / 묘법연화경언해), 1463, as Middle Korean 밠〮가락 (Yale: pál-s-kàlàk).
발 (bal, “foot”) + ㅅ (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) + 가락 (garak, “strand”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pa̠ɭk͈a̠ɾa̠k̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [발까락]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | balgarak |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | balgalag |
McCune–Reischauer? | palkarak |
Yale Romanization? | palqkalak |
Noun
[edit]발가락 • (balgarak)
Derived terms
[edit]- 엄지발가락 (eomjibalgarak, “big toe”)
- 새끼발가락 (saekkibalgarak, “little toe”)