숟가락
sutgarak · TOPIK 1
spoon
🥄 숟가락 = 술 (spoonful) + 가락 (long thin stick): a stick for spoonfuls
술 is the old word for a spoonful of food; its ㄹ hardened to ㄷ before 가락, giving 숟. 가락 means a slender rod, the same piece found in 젓가락 (chopsticks) and 손가락 (finger). Learn 가락 once and you get three words.