"머리카락" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [mʌ̹ɾikʰa̠ɾa̠k̚] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: meorikarak [romanization]
Etymology: Equivalent to 머리 (meori, “head”) + 가락 (garak, “long slender thing”). First attested in the 17th century, where it was written as 머리카락 (melikhalak), 머리ᄏᆞ락 (melikholak). Reason for the aberrant aspiration in the second component is unclear. Etymology templates: {{ko-l|머리|head}} 머리 (meori, “head”), {{ko-l|가락|long slender thing}} 가락 (garak, “long slender thing”), {{m|okm|머리카락|tr=melikhalak}} 머리카락 (melikhalak), {{m|okm|머리ᄏᆞ락|tr=melikholak}} 머리ᄏᆞ락 (melikholak) Head templates: {{ko-noun}} 머리카락 • (meorikarak)
  1. hair (on a person's head) Categories (topical): Hair

Alternative forms

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        },
        {
          "english": "She has never cut her hair.",
          "roman": "geunyeoneun meorikarageul jalla bon jeogi eopda.",
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      },
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          "english": "She has never cut her hair.",
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