My kids didnโt know this Korean word ๐
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My kids didnโt know this Korean word ๐
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My kids use this word every winterโฆ but had no idea where the word came from ๐
์ ๊ธฐ์ฅํ = electric heating pad
But what is ์ฅํ?
๐ ์ฅํ = the floor covering of a Korean room
Today: vinyl flooring sheets
Before: paper floors over ์จ๋, oiled and polished with ์ฝฉ๋ (ground soybeans + ๋ค๊ธฐ๋ฆ)
Even Hendrik Hamel wrote about Koreaโs oiled-paper floors in the 17th century!
Did you know this word? Tell me in the comments ๐
Save this for your vocab list โจ
์ ๊ธฐ์ฅํ = electric heating pad
But what is ์ฅํ?
๐ ์ฅํ = the floor covering of a Korean room
Today: vinyl flooring sheets
Before: paper floors over ์จ๋, oiled and polished with ์ฝฉ๋ (ground soybeans + ๋ค๊ธฐ๋ฆ)
Even Hendrik Hamel wrote about Koreaโs oiled-paper floors in the 17th century!
Did you know this word? Tell me in the comments ๐
Save this for your vocab list โจ
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