정월

Jeju

Alternative forms

• 징월 (jing'wol)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ɕəŋwəɭ/

Noun

정월 (jeong'wol)

1. January

Synonyms

• 일월 (irwol)

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋwʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [정월]

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

• 일월 (一月, irwol, “January (Gregorian calendar)”)
• Korean calendar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia