눈썹

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 눈섭 (Yale: nwùnsèp).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nunsseop
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nunsseob
McCune–Reischauer?nunssŏp
Yale Romanization?nwunssep
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 눈썹의 / 눈썹에 / 눈썹까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

Noun

눈썹 • (nunsseop)

  1. eyebrow
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