넥타이

nektai · TOPIK 1

necktie, tie

넥타이 — necktie, tie

👔 nek-ta-i = English necktie, borrowed straight into Korean

넥타이 is a loanword: 넥 (nek) = neck, 타이 (tai) = tie. Korean has no final-k release, so neck becomes nek, and tie stretches into two syllables ta-i. Say necktie with a Korean accent and you already have the word.

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