신발
sinbal · TOPIK 1
shoes, footwear
👟 신발 = 신 (footwear) + 발 (foot): footwear for the foot
신 is the native Korean word for footwear, from the verb 신다 (to put on the feet). 발 means foot. So the compound literally says foot-footwear. Same 발 appears in 발가락 (toe) and 발목 (ankle).