눈초리
Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Magyeong chojip eonhae (馬經抄集諺解 / 마경초집언해), 16th century, as Early Modern Korean 눈초리 (Yale: nwun-chwoli), from 눈 (nun, “eye”) + 초리 (chori).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [nuɲt͡ɕʰo̞ɾi]
- Phonetic hangul: [눈초리]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | nunchori |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | nuncholi |
McCune–Reischauer? | nunch'ori |
Yale Romanization? | nwun.choli |
Noun
눈초리 • (nunchori)
- gaze; look
- 의심의 눈초리로 쳐다보다
- uisim-ui nunchori-ro cheodaboda
- to look askance
- (literally, “to look with a suspicious look”)