토요일

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 土曜日, from 土曜 (“Saturn”) + 日 (“day”), from Latin dies Saturni (“day of Saturn”), through Indian astrology in the fifth century as Sanskrit śanivāra (śani, “of the planet Saturn”) into Buddhist astrology in the eighth century as 土曜日.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[tʰo̞joiɭ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[토요일]
Revised Romanization? toyoil
Revised Romanization (translit.)? toyoil
McCune–Reischauer? t'oyoil
Yale Romanization? thoyoil

Proper noun

토요일 • (toyoil) (hanja 土曜日)

  1. Saturday

Synonyms
  • abbreviation: 토 (土, to, “Sat.”)

See also

(days of the week) 일주일의 일곱 요일 (ilju-il-ui ilgop yoil); 월요일 (woryoil), 화요일 (hwayoil), 수요일 (suyoil), 목요일 (mogyoil), 금요일 (geumyoil), 토요일 (toyoil), 일요일 (iryoil) (Category: ko:Days of the week)

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