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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | wol |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | wol |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | wŏl |
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| Yale Romanization? | wel |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 月 (“moon”), from the Middle Korean reading 월〮 (Yale: wél).
Noun
월 • (wol) (hanja 月)
- month
- Synonym: 달 (dal)
- Short for 월요일(月曜日) (woryoil, “Monday”).
Derived terms
- 매월(每月) (maewol, “every month”)
- 세월(歲月) (sewol, “(long period of) time”)
- 월말(月末) (wolmal, “end of the month”)
- 월세(月貰) (wolse, “monthly rent”)
- 월차(月次) (wolcha, “every month”)
Etymology 2
Presumably a back-formation from 글월.
Noun
월 • (wol)
- sentence
- Synonyms: 문 (mun), 문장 (munjang), 통사 (tongsa)
Derived terms
- 꾐월 (kkoemwol)
- Synonym: 청유문 (cheong'yumun)
- 홑월 (hotwol)
- Synonym: 단문 (danmun)
- 겹월 (gyeobwol)
- Synonym: 복문 (bongmun)
- 따옴월 (ttaomwol)
- Synonym: 인용문 (inyongmun)
- 으뜸월 (eutteumwol)
- Synonym: 주문 (jumun)
- 이은월 (ieunwol)
- Synonym: 연합문 (yeonhammun)
- 안은월 (aneunwol)
- 벌임월 (beorimwol)
- 시킴월 (sikimwol)
- Synonym: 명령문 (myeongnyeongmun)
- 가진월 (gajinwol)
- 느낌월 (neukkimwol)
- Synonym: 감탄문 (gamtanmun)
- 딸림월 (ttallimwol)
- Synonym: 종속문 (jongsongmun)
- 나란히월 (naranhiwol)
- Synonym: 병렬문 (byeongnyeolmun)
Etymology 3
From Middle Chinese 越 (MC hjwot).
Hanja
월 (eumhun 넘을 월 (neomeul wol))
- hanja form? of 월 (“pass over”)
Compounds
Compounds
- 초월 (超越, chowol, “transcendency”)
- 탁월 (卓越, tagwol, “excellence, superiority”)
- 추월 (追越, chuwol, “passing; overtake”)
- 월등 (越等, woldeung, “extraordinarily”)
- 월남 (越南, Wollam, “Vietnam”)
- 우월 (優越, uwol, “superiority”)
- 수월 (秀越, suwol, “excellence”)
- 이월 (移越, iwol, “transfer”)
- 월경 (越境, wolgyeong, “crossing of the border”)
- 월척 (越尺, wolcheok, “big fish”)
- 월권 (越權, wolgwon, “ultra vires”)
- 월차 (越次, wolcha, “skipping a turn”)