왕눈이

Korean

Etymology

From 왕(王) (wang-, “enormous”) +‎ 눈 (nun, “eye”) +‎ 이 (-i, noun suffix).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [wa̠ŋnuni]
• Phonetic hangul: [왕누니]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	wangnuni
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	wangnun'i
McCune–Reischauer?	wangnuni
Yale Romanization?	wangnwun.i

Noun

왕눈이 • (wangnuni)

1. person or animal with huge eyes
2. (ginseng-harvesters' cant) tiger

   Synonym: (non-cant) 호랑이 (horang'i)

3. (traditional acrobats' cant) cattle

   Synonym: (non-cant) 소 (so)