눈망울

Korean

Alternative forms
  • 눈망올 (nunmang'ol) – Early Modern

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 누ᇇ마ᇰ올 (Yale: nwun-s-mangwol).

A compound of 눈 (nun) +‎ 망울 (mang'ul).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nunmang'ul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nunmang'ul
McCune–Reischauer?nunmangul
Yale Romanization?nwunmangwul

Noun

눈망울 • (nunmang'ul)

  1. eyeball
    Synonyms: 눈알 (nunal), 안구(眼球) (an'gu)
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