명월

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 明月 (“bright moon”). See also Japanese 明月(めいげつ) (meigetsu).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?myeong'wol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?myeong'wol
McCune–Reischauer?myŏngwŏl
Yale Romanization?myengwel

Noun

명월 • (myeong'wol) (hanja 明月)

  1. (astronomy) bright moon
    중추의 명월 ― jungchu-ui myeong'wol ― the harvest moon

Etymology 2

From Japanese 名月(めいげつ) (meigetsu, “full moon, harvest moon”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?myeong'wol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?myeong'wol
McCune–Reischauer?myŏngwŏl
Yale Romanization?myengwel

Noun

명월 • (myeong'wol)

  1. bright or full moon
  2. (lunar calendar) the night of August 15th (according to the lunar calendar)
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