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Korean
Alternative forms
- 눈꼽 (nunkkop) (non-standard)
Etymology
First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 누ᇇ곱〮 (Yale: nwùn-s-kwóp). Equivalent to 눈 (nun, “eye”) + 곱 (gop, “mucous discharge”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | nun'gop |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | nungob |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | nunkop |
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| Yale Romanization? | nwunqkop |
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Noun
눈곱 • (nun'gop)
- rheum, sleep, eye mucus (the substance in the eyes after waking up)
나는 아침에 일어나면 눈곱이 낀다.- Na-neun achim-e ireonamyeon nun'gob-i kkinda.
- I have sleep in my eyes when I wake up in the morning.
- (figurative) a bit, a whit (a small amount)
그의 말에는 눈곱만큼의 진실도 없었다.- Geu-ui mar-e-neun nun'gommankeum-ui jinsil-do eopseotda.
- There was not a bit of truth in his speech.