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TOPIK 3noun

손바닥

sonbadak [손빠닥]

손바닥이 · 손바닥을

palm (of the hand)

Example

긴장해서 손바닥에 땀이 났어요.

I was nervous, so my palms got sweaty.

Word parts

손 'hand' + 바닥 'bottom, floor'; compare 발바닥 'sole of the foot'.

Good to know

Pronounced [손빠닥] with a tensed ㅂ.