Korean edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

    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 edit

눈썹 (nunsseop)

  1. eyebrow