섣달

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 섯ᄃᆞᆯ (Yale: ses.tol). Equivalent to 설 (seol, “New Year's Day”) +‎ ㅅ (-s-, compound interfix) +‎ 달 (dal, “month”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)t̚t͈a̠ɭ]
Phonetic hangul: [섣(ː)딸]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	seotdal
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	seoddal
McCune–Reischauer^?	sŏttal
Yale Romanization^?	sēt.tal

Noun

섣달 • (seotdal)

the twelfth month of the lunar calendar

Derived terms

섣달그믐 (seotdalgeumeum)