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Chinese
Pronunciation
Proper noun
霜月
- (historical) Frimaire
Japanese
Etymology 1
First attested in the 色葉字類抄 (Iroha Jiruishō) of 1177‐81.[1]
From 霜 (shimo, “frost”) + 月 (tsuki, “month”).
Pronunciation
Noun
霜月 • (shimotsuki)
- (archaic) the eleventh month of the lunar calendar
- (poetic) the month of frost; November
- (historical) Frimaire
Synonyms
Coordinate terms
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
Derived terms
Etymology 2
/sauɡetʉ/ → /sɔːɡet͡su/ → /soːɡet͡su/
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Pronunciation
Noun
霜月 • (sōgetsu) ←さうげつ (saugetu)?
- frost and moonlight
- the clear moon on a cold frosty night
- Same as しもつき (shimotsuki) above
See also
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Okinawan
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese 霜月 (shimotsuki).
From 霜 (shimu, “frost”) + 月 (chichi, “month”).
Pronunciation
Noun
霜月 (shimuchichi)
- November (the month of frost)
- Synonym: 十一月 (jūichigwachi)
Coordinate terms
- (Okinawan calendar months) 一月 (ichigwachi), 二月 (ningwachi), 三月 (sangwachi), 四月 (shigwachi), 五月 (gugwachi), 六月 (rukugwachi), 七月 (shichigwachi), 八月 (hachigwachi), 九月 (kugwachi), 十月 (jūgwachi), 霜月 (shimuchichi), 師走 (shiwāshi) (Category: ryu:Okinawan months)
References
- ^ “シムチチ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).
- ^ “シムチチ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).