발가락

Korean

Etymology

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
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pa̠ɭk͈a̠ɾa̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [발까락]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?balgarak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?balgalag
McCune–Reischauer?palkarak
Yale Romanization?palqkalak

Noun

발가락 • (balgarak)

  1. toe
    아기들은 자기 발가락을 빠는 경향이 있다.
    Agi-deur-eun jagi balgarag-eul ppaneun gyeonghyang-i itda.
    Babies tend to suck on their toes.
  • 엄지발가락 (eomjibalgarak, “big toe”)
  • 새끼발가락 (saekkibalgarak, “little toe”)
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