Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nunchi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nunchi
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In Korea, the ability to gauge other people's moods, seen as important in interpersonal relationships.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 눈치 (nunchi).

Origin

Source language: Korean

Word Breakdown

Root: 눈치

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

noonchi (alternative)

Questions

What does nunchi mean?: In Korea, the ability to gauge other people's moods, seen as important in interpersonal relationships.
Where does nunchi come from?: It is traced to Korean.

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