눈곱

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Korean

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Alternative forms

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  • 눈꼽 (nunkkop) (non-standard)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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눈곱 (nun'gop)

  1. rheum, sleep, eye mucus (the substance in the eyes after waking up)
    아침 일어나 눈곱 낀다.
    Na-neun achim-e ireonamyeon nun'gob-i kkinda.
    I have sleep in my eyes when I wake up in the morning.
  2. (figurative) a bit, a whit (a small amount)
    눈곱만큼 진실 없었다.
    Geu-ui mar-e-neun nun'gommankeum-ui jinsil-do eopseotda.
    There was not a bit of truth in his speech.