지우개

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eraser

🧽 지우개 = 지우 (erase) + 개 (tool suffix): an erase-thing

From the verb 지우다, to erase or wipe away, plus the suffix 개, which turns a verb into the tool that does it. Same pattern as 베개 (pillow, from 베다, to rest the head on) and 덮개 (cover, from 덮다, to cover).

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