눈물
nunmul · TOPIK 1
tear(s)
💧👁️ 눈물 = 눈 (eye) + 물 (water): eye-water
A native Korean compound: 눈 nun means eye and 물 mul means water, so tears are literally eye-water. The same 물 shows up in 콧물 (nose-water, a runny nose) and 빗물 (rainwater).
nunmul · TOPIK 1
tear(s)
💧👁️ 눈물 = 눈 (eye) + 물 (water): eye-water
A native Korean compound: 눈 nun means eye and 물 mul means water, so tears are literally eye-water. The same 물 shows up in 콧물 (nose-water, a runny nose) and 빗물 (rainwater).