霜月

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Chinese

frost moon; month
trad. (霜月)
simp. #(霜月)

Pronunciation


Proper noun

霜月

  1. (historical) Frimaire

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しも
Grade: S
つき
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology 1

First attested in the 色葉字類抄 (Iroha Jiruishō) of 1177‐81.[1]

From (shimo, frost) +‎ (tsuki, month).

Pronunciation

Noun

(しも)(つき) (shimotsuki

  1. (archaic) the eleventh month of the lunar calendar
  2. (poetic) the month of frost; November
  3. (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

Kanji in this term
そう
Grade: S
げつ
Grade: 1
kan'on

/sauɡetʉ//sɔːɡet͡su//soːɡet͡su/

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

(そう)(げつ) (sōgetsuさうげつ (saugetu)?

  1. frost and moonlight
  2. the clear moon on a cold frosty night
  3. Same as しもつき (shimotsuki) above

See also

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
Grade: S Grade: 1

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese 霜月 (shimotsuki).

From (shimu, frost) +‎ (chichi, month).

Pronunciation

Noun

霜月(しむちち) (shimuchichi

  1. November (the month of frost)
    Synonym: 十一月 (jūichigwachi)

Coordinate terms

References

  1. ^ シムチチ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).
  2. ^ シムチチ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).