五月

五月

1. May
2. modern name for the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar

• (lunar month): 榴月 (Liúyuè), 蒲月, 仲夏 (zhòngxià), 飄香／飘香, 皋月, 鬱月／郁月, 午 (wǔ)

Compound of Middle Chinese-derived elements 五 (go, “five, fifth”) +‎ 月 (gatsu, “month”).

• (Tokyo) ごがつ [góꜜgàtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])^{[1][2][3][4][5]}
• IPA^(key): [ɡo̞ɡa̠t͡sɨ]

五(ご)月(がつ) • (gogatsu) ^{←ごぐわつ (gogwatu)?}

1. May

• 五月 (satsuki) (see below)
• 早苗月 (sanaezuki)

Explained in some sources^[6] as a possible contraction of 早苗月 (sanaezuki, another old name for the month of May). However, the initial sa- element appears in many ancient terms relating to the rice plant,^[7] making it more likely that the sa- in satsuki is not a contraction. Some sources^[7] thus list satsuki instead as a compound of さ (sa, ancient word relating to rice, here referring to the planting season) +‎ 月 (tsuki, “moon; month”).

• (Tokyo) さつき [sàtsúkí] (Heiban – [0])^[8][1][3]
• IPA^(key): [sa̠t͡sɨ̥kʲi]

五(さ)月(つき) or 五月(サツキ) • (satsuki) 

1. (archaic) the fifth month of the lunar calendar

   Synonym: 早苗月 (sanaezuki)

   Coordinate terms: 睦月, 如月, 弥生, 卯月, 皐月, 水無月, 文月, 葉月, 長月, 神無月, 霜月, 師走

2. (poetic) May

   Synonym: 五月 (gogatsu) (see above)

3. Rhododendron indicum, a kind of azalea native to Japan (so named because it usually blooms in May)

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as サツキ (satsuki). When spelled in kanji, the azalea sense may be more often spelled as 皐月.

The term gogatsu is the most common term for the month of May in modern Japanese. The synonyms satsuki and sanaezuki are archaic and may be used in historical or poetic contexts.

• IPA^(key): [it͡sɨkʲi]

五(い)月(つき) • (Itsuki) 

1. a female given name

五月 • (owol) (hangeul 오월)

1. hanja form^? of 오월 (“the fifth month”)