얼굴
eolgul · TOPIK 1
face
🙂 얼굴 = 얼 (spirit) + 굴 (hollow, shape): the face is the shape of the spirit
A common etymology splits 얼굴 into 얼 (soul, spirit) and 굴 (hollow or form). In older Korean the word meant the whole body shape and later narrowed to the face. Sound hook: eol-gul, the soul's hull.