Where does “nunchi” come from?

nunchi (English) comes from Korean 눈치, from Korean 눈 — eye; vision; bud.

nunchi (English): In Korea, the ability to gauge other people's...

Definitions

  1. In Korea, the ability to gauge other people's...

Ancestry of “nunchi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean눈치one's ability to sense what are the correct/wrong...
2Korean눈eye; vision; bud
Every word from Korean 눈 →Every word from Korean 눈치 →