눈싸움

Korean

Etymology 1

Compound of 눈 (nun, “eye”) +‎ 싸움 (ssaum, “fight”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nunssaum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nunssaum
McCune–Reischauer?nunssaum
Yale Romanization?nwunssawum

Noun

눈싸움 • (nunssaum)

  1. staring contest (a game in which two people maintain eye contact for as long as possible)
Derived terms
  • 눈싸움하다 (nunssaumhada)

Etymology 2

Compound of 눈 (nun, “snow”) +‎ 싸움 (ssaum, “fight”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnu(ː)ns͈a̠um]
  • Phonetic hangul: [눈(ː)싸움]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nunssaum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nunssaum
McCune–Reischauer?nunssaum
Yale Romanization?nwūnssawum

Noun

눈싸움 • (nunssaum)

  1. snowball fight
Derived terms
  • 눈싸움하다 (nunssaumhada)
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