실눈
Korean
Etymology
실 (sil, “thread, string”) + 눈 (nun, “eye”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)ɭɭun]
- Phonetic hangul: [실(ː)룬]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | sillun |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | silnun |
| McCune–Reischauer? | sillun |
| Yale Romanization? | sīlnwun |
Noun
실눈 • (sillun)
- half-shut eye; half-closed eye
- 겨우 실눈을 뜨다 ― gyeou sillun-eul tteuda ― to barely open one's eyes
- (naturally) thin, slant eye