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

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
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