맨눈

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 맨 (maen, “only, bare”) +‎ 눈 (nun, “eye”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mɛnnun] ~ [me̞nnun]
• Phonetic hangul: [맨눈/멘눈]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	maennun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	maennun
McCune–Reischauer?	maennun
Yale Romanization?	maynnwun

Noun

맨눈 • (maennun)

1. the naked eye, bare-eye

   나의 맨눈으로는 그 새의 반점이 보이지 않는다.

   Na-ui maennun-euro-neun geu sae-ui banjeom-i boiji anneunda.

   I can't see the bird's markings with the naked eye.

2. (in compounds) macroscopic

   맨눈검사 ― maennun'geomsa ― macroscopic examination

   맨눈해부학 ― maennunhaebuhak ― macroscopic anatomy