섣달

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 섯ᄃᆞᆯ (Yale: ses.tol). Equivalent to 설 (seol, “New Year's Day”) +‎ -ㅅ- (-s-, compound interfix) +‎ 달 (dal, “month”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)t̚t͈a̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [섣(ː)딸]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seotdal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seoddal
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏttal
Yale Romanization?	sēt.tal

Noun

섣달 • (seotdal)

1. the twelfth month of the lunar calendar

Derived terms

• 섣달그믐 (seotdalgeumeum)