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TOPIK 5noun

양머리

yangmeori

양머리가 · 양머리를

"sheep head" towel hat (worn at jjimjilbang)

Example

찜질방에서 수건으로 양머리를 만들어 썼어요.

At the jjimjilbang I made a sheep-head hat out of a towel and wore it.

Word parts

양 sheep

Sino 양 'sheep' + native 머리 'head'.

Good to know

A towel rolled into a hat with two 'ears' at the sides. It became famous through Korean dramas set in jjimjilbang.