눈꼬리

Korean

Etymology

From 눈 (nun, “eye”) +‎ 꼬리 (kkori, “tail”). First attested in the Eonhae duchang jibyo (諺解痘瘡集要 / 언해두창집요), 1608, as Early Modern Korean 눈ᄭᅩ리 (Yale: nwunskwoli).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nunk͈o̞ɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [눈꼬리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nunkkori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nunkkoli
McCune–Reischauer?	nunkkori
Yale Romanization?	nwunkkoli

Noun

눈꼬리 • (nunkkori)

1. corners of the eyes

Related terms

• 입꼬리 (ipkkori, “corners of the mouth”)