눈싸움

Korean

Etymology 1

눈 (nun, “eye”) + 싸움 (ssaum, “fighting”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nuns͈a̠um]
• Phonetic hangul: [눈싸움]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nunssaum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nunssaum
McCune–Reischauer?	nunssaum
Yale Romanization?	nwunssawum

Noun

눈싸움 • (nunssaum)

1. a game of staring at each other; outstaring game

Derived terms

• 눈싸움하다 (nunssaumhada)

Etymology 2

눈 (nun, “snow”) + 싸움 (ssaum, “fighting”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈnu(ː)ns͈a̠um]
• Phonetic hangul: [눈(ː)싸움]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nunssaum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nunssaum
McCune–Reischauer?	nunssaum
Yale Romanization?	nwūnssawum

Noun

눈싸움 • (nunssaum)

1. snowball fight

Derived terms

• 눈싸움하다 (nunssaumhada)