Korean edit

Etymology edit

(sil, thread, string) +‎ (nun, eye).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)ɭɭun]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sillun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?silnun
McCune–Reischauer?sillun
Yale Romanization?sīlnwun

Noun edit

실눈 (sillun)

  1. half-shut eye; half-closed eye
    겨우 실눈 뜨다gyeou sillun-eul tteudato barely open one's eyes
  2. (naturally) thin, slant eye