눈초리

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Magyeong chojip eonhae (馬經抄集諺解 / 마경초집언해), 16th century, as Early Modern Korean 눈초리 (Yale: nwun-chwoli), from (nun, eye) +‎ 초리 (chori).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nunchori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nuncholi
McCune–Reischauer?nunch'ori
Yale Romanization?nwun.choli

Noun

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눈초리 (nunchori)

  1. gaze; look
    의심 눈초리 쳐다보다
    uisim-ui nunchori-ro cheodaboda
    to look askance
    (literally, “to look with a suspicious look”)