눈초리

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Magyeong chojip eonhae (馬經抄集諺解 / 마경초집언해), 16th century, as Early Modern Korean 눈초리 (Yale: nwun-chwoli), from 눈 (nun, “eye”) +‎ -초리 (-chori, “tapering end, tip”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nunchori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nuncholi
McCune–Reischauer?nunch'ori
Yale Romanization?nwun.choli

Noun

눈초리 • (nunchori)

  1. outer corner of the eye
  2. (figurative) gaze; look
    의심의 눈초리로 쳐다보다
    uisim-ui nunchori-ro cheodaboda
    to look askance
    (literally, “to look with a suspicious look”)

Further reading

  • Martin, Samuel E., Yang Ha Lee, Sung-Un Chang (1975) A Korean-English Dictionary, New Haven: Yale University Press, page 364.
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