낯

낯 U+B0AF, 낯 HANGUL SYLLABLE NAC Composition: ㄴ + ㅏ + ㅊ ← 낮 [U+B0AE] Hangul Syllables 낰 → [U+B0B0]

나낙낚낛난낝낞 낟날낡낢낣낤낥 낦낧남납낪낫났 낭낮낯낰낱낲낳
끼 ←	→ 내

Korean

Alternative forms

• 낫 (nat) (obsolete)

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄂᆞᆾ (Yale: nòch). In Seoul Korean, largely displaced by 얼굴 (eolgul), which originally meant "appearance" in general but narrowed to "face" in the eighteenth century.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠t̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [낟]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nat
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nach
McCune–Reischauer?	nat
Yale Romanization?	nach

Noun

낯 • (nat)

1. (less common or dialectal) face; countenance

   Synonym: (more common) 얼굴 (eolgul)

   느 낯 씪었나? (Gyeongsang dialect, Changwon)

   Neu nat ssikkeonna?

   Did you wash your face?

   웃는 낯에 침을 뱉다

   unneun nach-e chim-eul baetda

   to spit on a laughing face

2. (uncommon) honour; face

   Synonym: (more common) 체면(體面) (chemyeon)

   선비의 집 자식으로 어디 내놓아도 낯깎일 일 없을 놈이었다.

   Seonbi-ui jip jasig-euro eodi naenoa-do natkkakkil il eopseul nom-ieotda.

   Being a man of a scholar family, he was never to lose his honor anywhere.

Derived terms

• 낯짝 (natjjak, “face (humble)”)
• 낯설다 (natseolda, “to be unfamiliar; strange”)
• 낯익다 (nannikda, “to be familiar; acquainted”)
• 낯가리다 (natgarida, “to be shy”)