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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 눈살 (Yale: nwunsal). 눈 (nun, “eye”) + ㅅ (-s-) + 살 (sal, “wrinkle”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | nunsal |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | nunsal |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | nunssal |
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| Yale Romanization? | nwunqsal |
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Noun
눈살 • (nunsal)
- wrinkles between one's eyebrows
- 눈살을 찌푸리다 ― nunsar-eul jjipurida ― to frown