Word details
손꼽다
- Pronunciation
- 손꼽따
- Part of speech
- verb
- Vocabulary level
- advanced
- Derivative
- 손꼽히다
- Application
- 손꼽아 [손꼬바 ]
손꼽으니 [손꼬브니 ]
손꼽는 [손꼼는 ]
count with one's fingers
To count numbers by closing the fingers one by one.
be highly regarded; be eminent
To recognize with praise someone as being in the top five among a field of many.
be very few; be rare
To be able to count with five fingers because the number is small.
choose; select
To regard someone or something as the best among many.
Idioms
손꼽아 기다리다
wait by counting with one's fingers
To look forward to something counting on one's fingers.