설날

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 섨날 (selsnal). Compound of 설 (seol, “new year, New Year's Day”) +‎ 날 (nal, “day”), with genitive infix -ㅅ- (-s-).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈsʰɘːɭɭa̠ɭ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[설:랄]
Revised Romanization? seollal
Revised Romanization (translit.)? seolnal
McCune–Reischauer? sŏllal
Yale Romanization? sēlnal

Noun

설날 • (seollal)

  1. Korean New Year's Day (same as Chinese New Year)

Synonyms
  • 설 (seol)
  • 구정 (gujeong)
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