섣달

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 섯ᄃᆞᆯ (Yale: ses.tol). Equivalent to 설 (seol, “New Year's Day”) +‎ ㅅ (-s-, compound interfix) +‎ 달 (dal, “month”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)t̚t͈a̠ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [섣(ː)딸]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seotdal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seoddal
McCune–Reischauer?sŏttal
Yale Romanization?sēt.tal

Noun

섣달 • (seotdal)

  1. the twelfth month of the lunar calendar

Derived terms
  • 섣달그믐 (seotdalgeumeum)
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