정월

Jeju

Alternative forms

  • 징월 (jing'wol)

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 正月. From Korean 정월 (jeong'wol).

    Pronunciation

    • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽t͡ɕəŋwəl⫽
    • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəŋwəɭ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [정월]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jeong'wol
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeong'wol
    Yale Romanization?ceng.wel

    Noun

    정월 (jeong'wol)

    1. January

    Synonyms

    Korean

    Etymology

      Sino-Korean word from 正月, from 正 (“proper, principal”) + 月 (“month”).

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?jeong'wol
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeong'wol
      McCune–Reischauer?chŏngwŏl
      Yale Romanization?cengwel

      Noun

      정월 • (jeong'wol) (hanja 正月)

      1. the first month of the traditional Korean calendar, analogous to January on the Gregorian calendar

      See also

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