설날

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 섨〯날〮 (Yale: sěl-s-nál).

Compound of (seol, new year, New Year's Day) +‎ (-s-, genitive infix) +‎ (nal, day).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ɭɭa̠ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seollal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seolnal
McCune–Reischauer?sŏllal
Yale Romanization?sēlnal

Noun

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설날 (seollal)

  1. Korean New Year; Lunar New Year celebrated in Korea
    Synonyms: (seol), 구정(舊正) (gujeong)

See also

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