침대

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침대 — bed

🛏️ 침대 = 寢 (sleep) + 臺 (platform): a sleeping platform

From hanja 寢臺. 침 (寢) means sleep, as in 침실 (bedroom) and 취침 (going to bed). 대 (臺) is a raised stand or platform, as in 무대 (stage). So a bed is literally a platform for sleeping.

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