왕눈이

Korean

Etymology

From 왕(王)- (wang-, “enormous”) +‎ 눈 (nun, “eye”) +‎ -이 (-i, noun suffix).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?wangnuni
Revised Romanization (translit.)?wangnun'i
McCune–Reischauer?wangnuni
Yale Romanization?wangnwun.i

Noun

왕눈이 • (wangnuni)

  1. person or animal with huge eyes
  2. (ginseng-harvesters' cant) tiger
    Synonym: (non-cant) 호랑이 (horang'i)
  3. (traditional acrobats' cant) cattle
    Synonym: (non-cant) 소 (so)
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