눈깔

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 눈 (nun, “eye”) +‎ 깔 (-kkal).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nunk͈a̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [눈깔]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nunkkal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nunkkal
McCune–Reischauer?	nunkkal
Yale Romanization?	nwunkkal

Noun

눈깔 • (nunkkal)

1. eye, eyeball

   눈깔이 멀다 ― nunkkar-i meolda ― to blind one's eyeballs

   눈깔이 벌겋다 ― nunkkar-i beolgeota ― red eyes