닦다

dakda · TOPIK 1

to wipe, clean, brush

🧽🪥 dakda sounds like duck-da: wipe the duck dry after its bath

닦다 covers wiping, polishing and brushing: 이를 닦다 = brush teeth, 구두를 닦다 = polish shoes. The doubled ㄲ under 다 is two strokes side by side, like going over the same spot twice with a cloth.

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