명월

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 明月. See also Japanese 明月(めいげつ) (meigetsu).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mjʌ̹ŋwʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [명월]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	myeong'wol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	myeong'wol
McCune–Reischauer?	myŏngwŏl
Yale Romanization?	myengwel

Noun

명월 • (myeong'wol) (hanja 明月)

1. bright moon

   중추의 명월 ― jungchu-ui myeong'wol ― the harvest moon

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 名月. See also Japanese 名月(めいげつ) (meigetsu).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mjʌ̹ŋwʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [명월]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	myeong'wol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	myeong'wol
McCune–Reischauer?	myŏngwŏl
Yale Romanization?	myengwel

Noun

명월 • (myeong'wol)

1. (lunar calendar) the night of August 15th (according to the lunar calendar)