달

달 U+B2EC, 달 HANGUL SYLLABLE DAL Composition: ㄷ + ㅏ + ㄹ ← 닫 [U+B2EB] Hangul Syllables 닭 → [U+B2ED]

다닥닦닧단닩닪 닫달닭닮닯닰닱 닲닳담답닶닷닸 당닺닻닼닽닾닿
니 ←	→ 대

Korean

Etymology 1

In the Hangul script, first attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean ᄃᆞᆯ〮 (Yale: tól). Ultimately from Old Korean 月羅理 (Yale: *TOlal-i, where the -i is believed to be the nominative marker).

달 (dal, “the Moon”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ta̠ɭ]

  • (file)

• Phonetic hangul: [달]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dal
McCune–Reischauer?	tal
Yale Romanization?	tal

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 달의 / 달에 / 달까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable, unless it is 에.

Noun

달 • (dal)

1. (astronomy) moon; the Moon
2. month

   Synonyms: 개월(個月) (gaewol); 월(月) (wol)

3. (tarot) The Moon (Tarot card)

Derived terms

• 내달 (naedal, “next month”)
• 달님 (dallim, “(formal) the Moon”)
• 달밤 (dalbam, “(poetic) moonlit night”)
• 달빛 (dalbit, “moonlight”)
• 매달 (maedal, “every month”)
• 반달 (bandal, “half-moon”)
• 보름달 (boreumdal, “full moon”)
• 섣달 (seotdal, “(lunar calendar) the twelfth month”)
• 이달 (idal, “this month”)
• 전달 (jeondal, “last month”)
• 지난달 (jinandal, “last month”)
• 훗달 (hutdal, “the following month”)

 

See also

• 해 (hae, “the Sun”)
• 月 (wol), the hanja for month and moon

Solar System in Korean · 태양계 (layout · text)
Star	태양
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets	수성	금성	지구	화성	세레스	목성	토성	천왕성	해왕성	명왕성	에리스
Notable moons	—	—	달	포보스 데이모스	—	이오 유로파 가니메데 칼리스토	미마스 엔셀라두스 테티스 디오네 레아 티탄 이아페투스	미란다 아리엘 움브리엘 티타니아 오베론	트리톤	카론	디스노미아

Gregorian calendar months in Korean · 달 (dal) (layout · text)
January	February	March	April
일월 (irwol)	이월 (iwol)	삼월 (samwol)	사월 (sawol)
May	June	July	August
오월 (owol)	유월 (yuwol)	칠월 (chirwol)	팔월 (parwol)
September	October	November	December
구월 (guwol)	시월 (siwol)	십일월 (sibirwol)	십이월 (sibiwol)

Etymology 2

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 달〯 (Yale: tǎl).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ta̠(ː)ɭ]

  • (file)

• Phonetic hangul: [달(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dal
McCune–Reischauer?	tal
Yale Romanization?	tāl

Noun

달 • (dal)

1. the common reed (Phragmites communis)

Derived terms

• 달뿌리풀 (dalppuripul)

Etymology 3

Compare Manchu ᡨᡠᠸᠠ (tuwa, “fire”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ta̠ɭ]

  • (file)

• Phonetic hangul: [달]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dal
McCune–Reischauer?	tal
Yale Romanization?	tal

Noun

달 • (dal)

1. (ginseng-harvesters' cant) fire

   Synonym: (non-cant) 불 (bul)

2. (ginseng-harvesters' cant) match

   Synonym: (non-cant) 성냥 (seongnyang)

Alternative forms

• 다알 (daal), 딸 (ttal)

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

달 (dal)

Extended content
達: to reach; achieve (eumhun reading: 통달할 달 (tongdalhal dal)) (MC reading: 達 (MC that|dat)) 撻: (MC reading: 撻 (MC that)) 獺: otter (eumhun reading: 수달 달 (sudal dal)) (MC reading: 獺 (MC that|trhaet)) 疸: (MC reading: 疸 (MC tanX|tanH)) 澾: (MC reading: 澾 (MC that)) 妲: (MC reading: 妲 (MC tat)) 怛: (MC reading: 怛 (MC tat)) 闥: (MC reading: 闥 (MC that)) 靼: (MC reading: 靼 (MC tat|tsyet))