손톱

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 손 (son, “hand”) +‎ 톱 (top, “covering”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰo̞ntʰo̞p̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [손톱]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sontop
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sontob
McCune–Reischauer?	sont'op
Yale Romanization?	sonthop

Noun

손톱 • (sontop)

1. (anatomy) fingernail

Derived terms

• 손톱깎이 (sontopkkakki, “nail clippers”)

See also

• 발톱 (baltop, “toenail”)