눈곱
Korean
Alternative forms
- 눈꼽 (nunkkop) (non-standard)
Etymology
First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 누ᇇ곱〮 (Yale: nwùn-s-kwóp). Equivalent to 눈 (nun, “eye”) + 곱 (gop, “mucous discharge”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [nunk͈o̞p̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [눈꼽]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | nun'gop |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | nungob |
| McCune–Reischauer? | nunkop |
| Yale Romanization? | nwunqkop |
Noun
눈곱 • (nun'gop)
- rheum, sleep, eye mucus (the substance in the eyes after waking up)
- 나는 아침에 일어나면 눈곱이 낀다.
- na-neun achim-e ireonamyeon nun'gop-i kkinda.
- I have sleep in my eyes when I wake up in the morning.
- (figurative) a bit, a whit (a small amount)
- 그의 말에는 눈곱만큼의 진실도 없었다.
- geu-ui mar-e-neun nun'gopMankeum-ui jinsil-do eopseotda.
- There was not a bit of truth in his speech.