Illustrative Context

She pulled his hair.

Target Sense

• The most basic term for the (body of) hair on the top of a human’s head.
• This most basic, default term is in many languages a singular ‘collective’ or mass noun, e.g. English hair; but in many others it is a plural, e.g. French (les) cheveux (i.e. formally equivalent to English plural hairs). This is not an issue: simply select the basic term, whether formally singular or plural. (Cognacy in IE-CoR is based on the root, irrespective of inflectional markings for grammatical number.)
• Select the term for the ‘mass’ or ‘body’ of hair on the head, not for a single hair (if different).
• The term that a language uses for a single strand of hair is not relevant, because that is not the target sense. Various patterns are found. In languages that use a plural form, the corresponding singular often refers to a single hair: e.g. French (les) cheveux is formally simply a plural of (le) cheveu, meaning a single (strand of) hair. In languages such as English that use a singular mass noun like hair, this can be formally identical to the term for a single hair (differentiated only by quantifiers as in a hair vs. some hair). Other languages may also have specific singulative forms to refer to a single hair. These patterns should not influence the identification of the term entered, however, simply because a single hair is not the target sense. Again, just enter whichever form (singular or plural) is the basic one in your language to refer to the mass or body of hair on the head.
• Avoid terms that refer specifically or predominantly to hair not on the (top of the) head but on other parts of the body: e.g. French poil, terms for facial hair (beard/moustache/stubble), body hair, hairs or fur of an animal, etc..
• Avoid terms for specific kinds or colours of hair: e.g. Spanish canas for grey hair(s); curls or locks of hair; blonde hair; long hair, frizzy hair, etc..
• Avoid terms that refer more narrowly to the character or a styling of hair rather than just the basic 'body part': e.g. French chevelure, coiffure; head of hair, hairstyle; unkempt or shaggy hair, or non-neutral terms that imply any qualitative or aesthetic judgement.
• Avoid technical, medical terms, if different.