눈살

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nuns͈a̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [눈쌀]

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

Noun

눈살 • (nunsal)

1. wrinkles between one's eyebrows

   눈살을 찌푸리다 ― nunsar-eul jjipurida ― to frown