젓가락
jeotgarak · TOPIK 1
chopsticks
🥢 젓가락 = 저 (chopstick, from Chinese 箸) + 가락 (thin stick)
저 comes from the Chinese character 箸, meaning chopsticks. 가락 is a native Korean word for a long, slender piece, as in 손가락 (finger) and 숟가락 (spoon). The ㅅ between them is a linking consonant joining the two parts.