Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Is the Korean word for "a part in one's hair" 가리마 or 가르마?

ANSWER: 가르마 is currently considered the correct word, even though my vintage 1996 Dong-A Korean-English dictionary lists 가리마 instead. 









In my newer 2014 Essense dictionary, however, 가르마 is listed instead of 가리마.








So, sometime between 1996 and 2014, the Korean word for "a part in one's hair" seems to have changed from being 가리마 to being 가르마. And maybe in a few more years, the word will change from 가르마 to 파트 (part), as English becomes more and more a part of the Korean language.

Maybe, they changed the word from 가리마 to 가르마 after they realized that the word 기리마 was already being used to refer to 
a formal headdress worn by women in old Korea.



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