성탄절

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 聖誕節, from 聖誕 (“holy birth”) + 節 (“festival”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋtʰa̠ɲd͡ʑʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)탄절]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Seongtanjeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Seongtanjeol
McCune–Reischauer?	Sŏngt'anjŏl
Yale Romanization?	sēngthan.cel

Proper noun

성탄절 • (Seongtanjeol) (hanja 聖誕節)

1. Christmas (Christian holiday)

Synonyms

• 크리스마스 (Keuriseumaseu)