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noun[U]
Clothes, linens, or other washable items that are to be washed, are being washed, or have been washed; laundry.
ppallae
Pronunciation
Etymology
Native Korean, derived from 빨다, meaning “to wash or launder.”
Examples
오늘은 빨래가 많이 쌓였어요.
oneureun ppallaega mani ssayeosseoyo
A lot of laundry has piled up today.
빨래를 밖에 널었어요.
ppallaereul bakke neoreosseoyo
I hung the laundry outside.
Character Breakdown
빨
ppal
Hangul syllable used in 빨래; associated here with the native verb stem meaning “wash”
래
rae
Hangul syllable used in 빨래; part of the noun form
Collocations
빨래가 쌓이다
빨래를 널다
빨래를 걷다
빨래를 개다
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