낯

낯 U+B0AF, 낯
HANGUL SYLLABLE NAC
Composition:ㄴ + ㅏ + ㅊ
← 낮
[U+B0AE] 		Hangul Syllables 낰 →
[U+B0B0]
나낙낚낛난낝낞
낟날낡낢낣낤낥
낦낧남납낪낫났
낭낮낯낰낱낲낳
끼 ←→ 내

Korean

Alternative forms

  • 낫 (nat) (obsolete)

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄂᆞᆾ (Yale: nòch). In Seoul Korean, largely displaced by 얼굴 (eolgul), which originally meant "appearance" in general but narrowed to "face" in the eighteenth century.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nat
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nach
McCune–Reischauer?nat
Yale Romanization?nach

Noun

낯 • (nat)

  1. (less common or dialectal) face; countenance
    Synonym: (more common) 얼굴 (eolgul)
    느 낯 씪었나? (Gyeongsang dialect, Changwon)
    neu nat ssikkeonna?
    Did you wash your face?
    웃는 낯에 침을 뱉다
    unneun nach-e chim-eul baetda
    to spit on a laughing face
  2. (uncommon) honour; face
    Synonym: (more common) 체면(體面) (chemyeon)
    선비의 집 자식으로 어디 내놓아도 낯깎일 일 없을 놈이었다.
    Seonbi-ui jip jasig-euro eodi naenoa-do natkkakkil il eopseul nom-ieotda.
    Being a man of a scholarly family, he was never to lose his honor anywhere.

Derived terms

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