십날

Korean

Etymology

십 (十, sip) + 날 (nal)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰimna̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [심날]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	simnal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sibnal
McCune–Reischauer?	simnal
Yale Romanization?	sipnal

Noun

십날 • (simnal)

1. (colloquial) tenth day of the month

Usage notes

The standard word for “tenth day” is 십 일, which is sometimes avoided in conversation because of the homonymy with 십일 (sibil, “eleven”).

Synonyms

• 열흘 (yeolheul)
• 십 일 (sip il)

Related terms

• 이십날 (isimnal)
• 삼십날 (samsimnal)