Etymology

From 눈 (nun, “snow”) +‎ 사람 (saram, “person”)Category:Korean compound terms#눈사람. Compare 설인 (雪人, seorin, “yeti”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈnu(ː)ns͈a̠ɾa̠m]Category:Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable#눈사람
• Phonetic hangul: [눈(ː)싸람]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 눈사람의 / 눈사람에 / 눈사람까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second and third syllables, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

눈사람 • (nunsaram)Category:Korean lemmas#눈사람Category:Korean nouns#눈사람Category:Korean terms with redundant script codes#눈사람Category:Korean terms with redundant transliterations#눈사람Category:Korean entries with incorrect language header#눈사람Category:Pages with entries#눈사람Category:Pages with 1 entry#눈사람

1. snowman