눈초리

Korean

Etymology

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 눈 (nun, “eye”) +‎ 초리 (-chori, “tapering end, tip”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nuɲt͡ɕʰo̞ɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [눈초리]

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

Noun

눈초리 • (nunchori)

1. outer corner of the eye
2. (figurative) gaze; look

   의심의 눈초리로 쳐다보다

   uisim-ui nunchori-ro cheodaboda

   to look askance

   (literally, “to look with a suspicious look”)

Further reading

• Martin, Samuel E., Yang Ha Lee, Sung-Un Chang (1975) A Korean-English Dictionary, New Haven: Yale University Press, page 364.