Original meaning of 가락

[SiEd]

I was thinking about this the other day: what is the original meaning of 가락? Of course, there are plenty of compounds with which this occurs, e.g. 손가락, 머리가락, 젓가락, 숟가락, and so on. From what I can figure out, it seems that this means 'tool' or 'accessory' or 'lower-order member'. What other 가락 compounds are there? (And there are also 풍물 compositions with 가락 as well, to complicate the picture...)

[holdfast]

i have wondered the same thing. i hope someone has an answer ^^

[manyakumi]

Generally 가락 means the shape of things that are long and slender.

가락 in 풍물 compositions means "the melody".