눈곱

Korean

Alternative forms

눈꼽 (nunkkop) (non-standard)

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 누ᇇ곱〮 (Yale: nwùn-s-kwóp). Equivalent to 눈 (nun, “eye”) +‎ 곱 (gop, “mucous discharge”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nunk͈o̞p̚]
Phonetic hangul: [눈꼽]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	nun'gop
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	nungob
McCune–Reischauer^?	nunkop
Yale Romanization^?	nwunqkop

Noun

눈곱 • (nun'gop)

rheum, sleep, eye mucus (the substance in the eyes after waking up)
나 는 아침 에 일어나 면 눈곱이 낀다.
na-neun achim-e ireonamyeon nun'gop-i kkinda.
I have sleep in my eyes when I wake up in the morning.
(figurative) a bit, a whit (a small amount)
그 의 말 에 는 눈곱만큼 의 진실 도 없었다.
geu-ui mar-e-neun nun'gopMankeum-ui jinsil-do eopseotda.
There was not a bit of truth in his speech.

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