밤눈

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 밤 (bam, “night”) +‎ 눈 (nun, “eye, vision”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠mnun]
• Phonetic hangul: [밤눈]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bamnun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bamnun
McCune–Reischauer?	pamnun
Yale Romanization?	pamnwun

Noun

밤눈 • (bamnun)

1. night vision, nocturnal vision

   고양이는 밤눈이 밝다.

   Goyang'i-neun bamnun-i bakda.

   Cats have good night vision.

See also

• 야맹증(夜盲症) (yamaengjeung, “night blindness, nyctalopia”)