손가락

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finger

👆 손가락 = son (hand) + garak (long thin stick): a hand-stick

손 means hand. 가락 is a native Korean word for a long, slender piece, also found in 젓가락 (chopsticks) and 발가락 (toe = foot-stick). So a finger is literally one of the thin sticks of the hand.

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