5월

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 五月, from 五 (“five”) + 月 (“month”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈo̞(ː)wʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [오(ː)월]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?owol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?owol
McCune–Reischauer?owŏl
Yale Romanization?ōwel

Noun

5월 • (owol) (hangeul 오월, hanja 五月/5月)

  1. May (month)
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