하루

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄒᆞᄅᆞ (Yale: hòlò), from Proto-Koreanic *hot (one) + *hoL (day) with intervocalic lenition.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ha̠ɾu]
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  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?haru
Revised Romanization (translit.)?halu
McCune–Reischauer?haru
Yale Romanization?halwu

Noun

하루 • (haru)

  1. a day, 24 hours
  2. daytime

Derived terms

  • 열하루 (yeolharu)
  • 초하루 (choharu)
  • 하룻날 (harunnal)

See also

Korean words for the number of days
one day two days three days four days five days six days seven days eight days nine days ten days fifteen days
(haru) 이틀 (iteul) 사흘 (saheul) 나흘 (naheul) 닷새 (datsae) 엿새 (yeotsae) 이레 (ire) 여드레 (yeodeure) 아흐레 (aheure) 열흘 (yeolheul) 보름 (boreum)