Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 매(每) (mae, every) + 월(月) (wol, month).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmɛ(ː)wʌ̹ɭ] ~ [ˈme̞(ː)wʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maewol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maewol
McCune–Reischauer?maewŏl
Yale Romanization?māywel

Noun

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매월 (maewol) (hanja 每月)

  1. monthly, every month, each month

Synonyms

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