맨눈

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 맨 (maen, “only, bare”) +‎ 눈 (nun, “eye”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mɛnnun] ~ [me̞nnun]
  • Phonetic hangul: [맨눈/멘눈]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maennun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maennun
McCune–Reischauer?maennun
Yale Romanization?maynnwun

Noun

맨눈 • (maennun)

  1. the naked eye, bare-eye
    나의 맨눈으로는 그 새의 반점이 보이지 않는다.
    Na-ui maennun-euro-neun geu sae-ui banjeom-i boiji anneunda.
    I can't see the bird's markings with the naked eye.
  2. (in compounds) macroscopic
    맨눈검사 ― maennun'geomsa ― macroscopic examination
    맨눈해부학 ― maennunhaebuhak ― macroscopic anatomy
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