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눈

눈 U+B208, 눈
HANGUL SYLLABLE NUN
Composition:ㄴ + ㅜ + ㄴ
← 눇
[U+B207] 		Hangul Syllables 눉 →
[U+B209]
누눅눆눇눈눉눊
눋눌눍눎눏눐눑
눒눓눔눕눖눗눘
눙눚눛눜눝눞눟
뇨 ←→ 눠

Korean

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Etymology 1

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First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 嫩.

In the hangul script, first attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 눈〮 (Yale: nwún).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [nun]
    • Audio:(file)
  • Phonetic hangul: [눈]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nun
McCune–Reischauer?nun
Yale Romanization?nwun
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 눈의 / 눈에 / 눈까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable, unless it is 에.

Noun

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눈 (nun, “eye”)

눈 • (nun)

  1. eye (organ allowing animals to see)
    눈에는 눈, 이에는 이 ― nun-e-neun nun, ie-neun i ― an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
  2. appreciative eye (for), discerning eye (for)
    Synonym: 안목(眼目) (anmok)
    보는 눈이 있다 ― boneun nun-i itda ― to have a [good] eye for...
  3. vision (the ability to see), eyesight
    Synonym: 시력(視力) (siryeok)
    눈이 좋다 ― nun-i jota ― to have good eyesight
  4. eyes, gaze; attention
    눈을 의식하다 ― nun-eul uisikhada ― to be self-conscious (literally, “to be aware of others' eyes”)
    눈을 끌다 ― nun-eul kkeulda ― to catch someone's attention
    눈을 피하다 ― nun-eul pihada ― to escape public gaze; to avoid eye contact
  5. point of view, viewpoint
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Etymology 2

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First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 嫩.

In the hangul script, first attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 눈〯 (Yale: nwǔn).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [nu(ː)n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [눈(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nun
McCune–Reischauer?nun
Yale Romanization?nwūn
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 눈의 / 눈에 / 눈까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes low pitch, and heightens the pitch of two subsequent suffixed syllables.

Noun

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눈 (nun, “snow”)

눈 • (nun)

  1. snow
    눈이 내린다.
    Nun-i naerinda.
    Snow is falling.
    눈이 온다.
    Nun-i onda.
    Snow is falling.
    눈을 쓸다.
    Nun-eul sseulda.
    to sweep snow
    눈이 쌓인다.
    Nun-i ssainda.
    Snow is piling up.
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Etymology 3

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First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 눈〮 (Yale: nwún).

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nun
McCune–Reischauer?nun
Yale Romanization?nwun

Noun

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눈 • (nun)

  1. (less common) scale, graduation (on a measuring device)
    Synonym: (more common) 눈금 (nun'geum)
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Etymology 4

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Of native Korean origin.

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Revised Romanization?nun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nun
McCune–Reischauer?nun
Yale Romanization?nwun

Noun

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눈 • (nun)

  1. bud, shoot, sprout
    Synonyms: 싹 (ssak), 움 (um)
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Etymology 5

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Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

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눈 (nun)

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  1. 嫩: soft, tender; young
    (eumhun reading: 어릴 눈 (eoril nun))
    (MC reading: 嫩 (MC nwonH))

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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눈〮 (nwún) (locative 누네〮 (nwùn-éy))

  1. eye
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  • Korean: 눈 (nun)

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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눈〯 (nwǔn) (locative 누〯네〮 (nwǔn-éy))

  1. snow
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  • Korean: 눈 (nun)
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