霜月

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Proper noun

霜月

  1. (historical) Frimaire

Japanese

Kanji in this term
霜 月
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 霜 (shimo, “frost”) +‎ 月 (tsuki, “month”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しも​つき [shìmóꜜtsùkì] (Nakadaka – [2])[2][3]
  • IPA(key): [ɕimo̞t͡sɨ̥ᵝkʲi]

Noun

霜(しも)月(つき) • (shimotsuki) 

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

Kanji in this term
霜 月
そう
Grade: S
げつ
Grade: 1
kan’on

/sauɡetʉ/ → /sɔːɡet͡su/ → /soːɡet͡su/

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Pronunciation

Noun

霜(そう)月(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. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Okinawan

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese 霜月 (shimotsuki).

From 霜 (shimu, “frost”) +‎ 月 (chichi, “month”).

Pronunciation

Noun

霜月 (hiragana しむちち, romaji 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.
  2. “シムチチ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary.
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