눈사람

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Korean

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Etymology

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From (nun, snow) +‎ 사람 (saram, person). Compare 설인 (雪人, seorin, “yeti”).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnu(ː)ns͈a̠ɾa̠m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nunsaram
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nunsalam
McCune–Reischauer?nunssaram
Yale Romanization?nwūnqsalam

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 사람의 / 눈사람에 / 눈사람까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second and third syllables, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

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눈사람 (nunsaram)

  1. snowman