Korean edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 四月, from (four) + (month)

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)wʌ̹ɭ]
    • (file)
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sawol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sawol
McCune–Reischauer?sawŏl
Yale Romanization?sāwel

Noun edit

사월 (sawol) (hanja 四月4月)

  1. April

See also edit

Gregorian calendar months in Korean · (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)