손가락

Korean

Etymology

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

• (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

손가락 • (son'garak)

1. (anatomy) finger

Derived terms

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”)

See also

• 발가락 (balgarak, “toe”)