🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

갈라진 끝

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gallajin kkeut

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Split end/ˈsplɪt ˌɛnd/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #28400 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"머리카락 끝이 갈라진 끝을 정리하러 미용실에 갔다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A hair strand that has split into two or more parts at the tip due to damage or dryness.

    "Regular trims are essential to prevent split ends from traveling further up the hair shaft."
  2. 2

    The frayed termination of any fibrous material resembling a split hair.

    "The frayed rope showed multiple split ends that weakened its overall tensile strength."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the verb 'split' (from Middle English splitten, of Low German origin meaning to splinter or cleave) and 'end' (from Old English ende, denoting the extreme limit or termination of something). In the context of hair care, it dates back to the 19th century to describe the fraying or splitting of a hair fiber into multiple parts due to physical or chemical damage.

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