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)

1. half-shut eye; half-closed eye

   겨우 실눈을 뜨다 ― gyeou sillun-eul tteuda ― to barely open one's eyes

2. (naturally) thin, slant eye