오월

Jeju

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 五月.

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽owəl⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [owəɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [오월]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	owol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	owol
Yale Romanization?	wowel

Noun

오월 (owol)

1. May

Korean

Alternative forms

• 5월 (owol)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 五月, from 五 (“five”) + 月 (“month”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈo̞(ː)wʌ̹ɭ]

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• Phonetic hangul: [오(ː)월]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	owol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	owol
McCune–Reischauer?	owŏl
Yale Romanization?	ōwel

Noun

오월 • (owol) (hanja 五月/5月)

1. May (month)

See also

Gregorian calendar months in Korean · 달 (dal) (layout · text)
January	February	March	April
일월 (irwol)	이월 (iwol)	삼월 (samwol)	사월 (sawol)
May	June	July	August
오월 (owol)	유월 (yuwol)	칠월 (chirwol)	팔월 (parwol)
September	October	November	December
구월 (guwol)	시월 (siwol)	십일월 (sibirwol)	십이월 (sibiwol)