눈물

Korean

Etymology

From 눈 (nun, “eye”) +‎ 물 (mul, “water”). First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 누ᇈ〮믈〮 (Yale: nwún-z-múl).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nunmuɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [눈물]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nunmul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nunmul
McCune–Reischauer?	nunmul
Yale Romanization?	nwunmul

Noun

눈물 • (nunmul)

1. tears

Derived terms

• 눈물바다 (nunmulbada, “sea of tears”)
• 눈물샘 (nunmulsaem, “lacrimal gland”)
• 롬곡 (romgok, “sɹɐəʇ”)
• 피눈물 (pinunmul, “tears of blood”)