누선

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 淚腺 (lacrimal gland).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnu(ː)sʰʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nuseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nuseon
McCune–Reischauer?nusŏn
Yale Romanization?nwūsen

Noun

South Korean
Standard Language
누선(淚腺) (nuseon)
North Korean
Standard Language
루선(淚腺) (ruseon)

누선 • (nuseon) (hanja 淚腺)

  1. (now especially formal or literary) lacrimal gland
    Synonym: (now more common) 눈물샘 (nunmulsaem)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 樓船 (tower ship).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nuseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nuseon
McCune–Reischauer?nusŏn
Yale Romanization?nwusen
South Korean
Standard Language
누선(樓船) (nuseon)
North Korean
Standard Language
루선(樓船) (ruseon)

Noun

누선 • (nuseon) (hanja 樓船)

  1. (historical) louchuan: multi-decked warship in historical East Asia
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