Korean word

긴팔

Pronunciation

Romanizationkinpal

Meaning

  • nounlong-sleeved clothes

Example

이제 긴팔을 꺼낼 때예요.i je kin pa reul kkeo nael ttae ye yo

It's time to bring out the long sleeves.

Illustration for 긴팔 (long-sleeved clothes)

More examples

아침에 추워서 긴팔을 껴입었어요.a chi me chu wo seo kin pa reul kkyeo i beo sseo yo

It was cold in the morning, so I put on a long-sleeved top as an extra layer.

Core concept

Clothing whose sleeves cover the arms down to the wrists or beyond.

Common phrases

  • 긴팔 셔츠kin pal syeo cheu

    long-sleeved shirt

  • 긴팔 블라우스kin pal peul la u seu

    long-sleeved blouse

  • 긴팔 자켓kin pal cha ket

    long-sleeved jacket

Similar words

긴팔 티kinpal ti: A T-shirt with sleeves that reach the wrists or extend past them.
긴팔 셔츠kinpal syeocheu: A shirt with sleeves that reach the wrists or extend past them.
긴팔 상의kinpal sangui: An upper-body garment with sleeves that reach the wrists or extend past them.
긴소매kinsomae: Sleeves that extend to the wrists or beyond.

Definition in Korean

소매 길이가 손목까지 오거나 그보다 긴 옷이나 그 소매 부분을 이르는 말.so mae ki ri ga son mok kka ji o geo na keu bo da kin o si na keu so mae pu bu neul i reu neun mal

Word origin

The term joins 긴 (gin, "long") and 팔 (pal, "arm"), treating a sleeve as the clothing version of an arm.

Usage tips

  • Unlike the English form long-sleeved, which usually modifies a clothing noun, this Korean term can stand alone as a clothing label.

Opposites

Related words

  • 긴팔티kinpaltilong-sleeved T-shirtnoun
  • 긴팔셔츠kinpalsyeocheulong-sleeved shirtnoun

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