정월 대보름

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Etymology

From 정월(正月) (jeong'wol, first month of the lunar calendar) and 대(大) (dae-, large, great) +‎ 보름 (boreum, 15th day of a month on the lunar calendar).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeong'wol daeboreum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeong'wol daeboleum
McCune–Reischauer?chŏngwŏl taeborŭm
Yale Romanization?cengwel tāypolum

Proper noun

정월 대보름 (Jeong'wol Daeboreum) (hanja 正月大보름)

  1. Korean holiday on the fifteenth day of the first month on the lunar calendar
    Synonyms: 대(大)보름날 (Daeboreumnal), 상원(上元) (Sang'won)