눈싸움

Korean

Etymology 1

Compound of 눈 (nun, “eye”) +‎ 싸움 (ssaum, “fight”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nuns͈a̠um]
• Phonetic hangul: [눈싸움]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nunssaum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nunssaum
McCune–Reischauer?	nunssaum
Yale Romanization?	nwunssawum

Noun

눈싸움 • (nunssaum)

1. staring contest (a game in which two people maintain eye contact for as long as possible)

Derived terms

• 눈싸움하다 (nunssaumhada)

Etymology 2

Compound of 눈 (nun, “snow”) +‎ 싸움 (ssaum, “fight”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈnu(ː)ns͈a̠um]
• Phonetic hangul: [눈(ː)싸움]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nunssaum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nunssaum
McCune–Reischauer?	nunssaum
Yale Romanization?	nwūnssawum

Noun

눈싸움 • (nunssaum)

1. snowball fight

Derived terms

• 눈싸움하다 (nunssaumhada)