섣달

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeopganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 섯ᄃᆞᆯ (ses.tol). Equivalent to 설 (seol, “New Year's Day”) + —ㅅ— (-s-, compound interfix) + 달 (dal, “month”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈsʰɘːt̚t͈a̠ɭ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[섣:딸]
Revised Romanization? seotdal
Revised Romanization (translit.)? seoddal
McCune–Reischauer? sŏttal
Yale Romanization? sētqtal

Noun

섣달 • (seotdal)

  1. the twelfth month of the lunar calendar

Derived terms
  • 섣달그믐 (seotdalgeumeum)
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