머리카락
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]- (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
[edit]머리카락 • (meorikarak)
- 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.