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TOPIK 3noun

파마

pama

파마가 · 파마를

perm (hairstyle)

Example

기분을 바꾸고 싶어서 파마를 했어요.

I wanted a change of mood, so I got a perm.

Word parts

From English 'permanent (wave)', shortened; Koreans say 파마하다, 'to get a perm'.