명월

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 明月. See also Japanese 明月(めいげつ) (meigetsu).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?myeong'wol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?myeong'wol
McCune–Reischauer?myŏngwŏl
Yale Romanization?myengwel

Noun

명월 (myeong'wol) (hanja 明月)

  1. bright moon
    중추 명월jungchu-ui myeong'wolthe harvest moon

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 名月. See also Japanese 名月(めいげつ) (meigetsu).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?myeong'wol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?myeong'wol
McCune–Reischauer?myŏngwŏl
Yale Romanization?myengwel

Noun

명월 (myeong'wol)

  1. (lunar calendar) the night of August 15th (according to the lunar calendar)