실눈

Korean

Etymology

실 (sil, “thread, string”) +‎ 눈 (nun, “eye”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)ɭɭun]
  • Phonetic hangul: [실(ː)룬]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sillun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?silnun
McCune–Reischauer?sillun
Yale Romanization?sīlnwun

Noun

실눈 • (sillun)

  1. half-shut eye; half-closed eye
    겨우 실눈을 뜨다 ― gyeou sillun-eul tteuda ― to barely open one's eyes
  2. (naturally) thin, slant eye
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