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Korean
Etymology
From 눈 (nun, “eye”) + 물 (mul, “water”). First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 누ᇈ〮믈〮 (Yale: nwún-z-múl).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | nunmul |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | nunmul |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | nunmul |
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| Yale Romanization? | nwunmul |
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Noun
눈물 • (nunmul)
- tears
Derived terms
- 눈물나다 (nunmullada, “to tear up”)
- 눈물바다 (nunmulbada, “sea of tears”)
- 눈물샘 (nunmulsaem, “lacrimal gland”)
- 롬곡 (romgok, “sɹɐəʇ”)
- 피눈물 (pinunmul, “tears of blood”)