눈살

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 눈살 (Yale: nwunsal). (nun, eye) +‎ (-s-) +‎ (sal, wrinkle).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nunsal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nunsal
McCune–Reischauer?nunssal
Yale Romanization?nwunqsal

Noun

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눈살 (nunsal)

  1. wrinkles between one's eyebrows
    눈살 찌푸리다nunsar-eul jjipuridato frown