Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 보롬날 (Yale: pwolwomnal). Equivalent to 보름 (boreum) +‎ (nal).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?boreumnal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?boleumnal
McCune–Reischauer?porŭmnal
Yale Romanization?polumnal

Noun

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보름날 (boreumnal)

  1. the fifteenth day of the lunar month