갈토

Korean

Etymology

From 갈 (gal-, “going”) + 토(土) (to, “Saturday”). Saturday classes were abolished in 2011.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠ɭtʰo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [갈토]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	galto
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	galto
McCune–Reischauer?	kalt'o
Yale Romanization?	kal.tho

Noun

갈토 • (galto)

1. (education, historical) a Saturday on which school classes are held

   Coordinate term: 놀토 (nolto, “a Saturday on which school classes are not held”)

Usage notes

• Unlike the term 놀토 (nolto), which was in widespread use across Korea, 갈토 (galto) was not as common, with other terms, such as 학토 (hakto) and 공토 (gongto), being used instead; some schools and neighborhoods lacked a term for it completely.