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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

손바닥

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sonbadak

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Palm/pɑːm/
nounverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #2500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 아이의 손바닥을 다정하게 잡았다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The inner surface of the human hand between the wrist and the fingers.

    "She held the small bird gently in the palm of her hand."
As verb
  1. 1

    To conceal something small, such as a coin or card, within the hand during sleight of hand.

    "The magician managed to palm the card without anyone noticing."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English 'palma', which came from Latin 'palma' meaning the palm of the hand. The botanical sense comes from the resemblance of the leaves of the palm tree to the outstretched fingers of the hand.

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