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Korean
Etymology
실 (sil, “thread, string”) + 눈 (nun, “eye”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | sillun |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | silnun |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sillun |
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| Yale Romanization? | sīlnwun |
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Noun
실눈 • (sillun)
- half-shut eye; half-closed eye
- 겨우 실눈을 뜨다 ― gyeou sillun-eul tteuda ― to barely open one's eyes
- (naturally) thin, slant eye