정월 대보름

Korean

Alternative forms

• 정월(正月) 보름 (Jeong'wol Boreum), 대보름 (Daeboreum) — for short

Etymology

From 정월(正月) (jeong'wol, “first month of the lunar calendar”) and 대(大) (dae-, “large, great”) +‎ 보름 (boreum, “15th day of a month on the lunar calendar”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋwʌ̹ɭ tɛ(ː)bo̞ɾɯm] ~ [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋwʌ̹ɭ te̞(ː)bo̞ɾɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [정월 대(ː)보름/정월 데(ː)보름]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeong'wol daeboreum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeong'wol daeboleum
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏngwŏl taeborŭm
Yale Romanization?	cengwel tāypolum

Proper noun

정월 대보름 • (Jeong'wol Daeboreum) (hanja 正月大보름)

1. Korean holiday on the fifteenth day of the first month on the lunar calendar

   Synonyms: 대(大)보름날 (Daeboreumnal), 상원(上元) (Sang'won)