눈싸움
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Korean
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Compound of 눈 (nun, “eye”) + 싸움 (ssaum, “fight”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [nuns͈a̠um]
- Phonetic hangul: [눈싸움]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | nunssaum |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | nunssaum |
| McCune–Reischauer? | nunssaum |
| Yale Romanization? | nwunssawum |
Noun
[edit]눈싸움 • (nunssaum)
- staring contest (a game in which two people maintain eye contact for as long as possible)
Derived terms
[edit]- 눈싸움하다 (nunssaumhada)
Etymology 2
[edit]Compound of 눈 (nun, “snow”) + 싸움 (ssaum, “fight”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnu(ː)ns͈a̠um]
- Phonetic hangul: [눈(ː)싸움]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | nunssaum |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | nunssaum |
| McCune–Reischauer? | nunssaum |
| Yale Romanization? | nwūnssawum |
Noun
[edit]눈싸움 • (nunssaum)
Derived terms
[edit]- 눈싸움하다 (nunssaumhada)