손가락
Korean edit
Etymology edit
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 소ᇇ가락 (Yale: swòn-s-kàlàk).
손 (son, “hand”) + 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): [sʰo̞nk͈a̠ɾa̠k̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [손까락]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | son'garak |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | songalag |
| McCune–Reischauer? | sonkarak |
| Yale Romanization? | sonqkalak |
- South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 손가락의 / 손가락에 / 손가락까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.
Noun edit
손가락 • (son'garak)
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
- 가운뎃손가락 (gaundetson'garak, “middle finger”)
- 새끼손가락 (saekkison'garak, “little finger”)
- 손가락마디 (son'garangmadi, “knuckle”)
- 손가락조 (son'garakjo, “finger millet”)
- 손가락질 (son'garakjil)
- 약손가락 (yakson'garak, “ring finger”)
- 엄지손가락 (eomjison'garak, “thumb”)
- 집게손가락 (jipgeson'garak, “index finger”)