눈에눈이

Jeju

Alternative forms
  • 눈이눈이 (nuninuni), 눈엣눈 (nunennun)

Etymology

From Middle Korean 누네노리 (nwuneynwoli).

Pronunciation
  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽nunenuni⫽
  • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [nunenuni]
  • Phonetic hangul: [누네누니]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nunenuni
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nun'enun'i
Yale Romanization?nwun.eynwun.i

Noun

눈에눈이 (nunenuni)

  1. (Nohyeong, Josu, Inseong, Seohung, Gasi) mayfly
    Synonym: ᄒᆞ로살이 (hawrosari)

References
  • “눈에눈이” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.
  • 제주 문화 예술 재단 (2009), “눈에눈이”, in 개정 증보 제주어 사전, 제주 특별 자치도, →ISBN, page 190
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