월

월 U+C6D4, 월 HANGUL SYLLABLE WEOL Composition: ㅇ + ㅝ + ㄹ ← 웓 [U+C6D3] Hangul Syllables 웕 → [U+C6D5]

Korean

워웍웎웏원웑웒 웓월웕웖웗웘웙 웚웛웜웝웞웟웠 웡웢웣웤웥웦웧
우 ←	→ 웨

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [wʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [월]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	wol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	wol
McCune–Reischauer?	wŏl
Yale Romanization?	wel

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 月 (“moon”), from the Middle Korean reading 월〮 (Yale: wél).

Noun

월 • (wol) (hanja 月)

1. month

   Synonym: 달 (dal)

2. short for 월요일(月曜日) (woryoil, “Monday”)

Derived terms

• 매월(每月) (maewol, “every month”)
• 세월(歲月) (sewol, “(long period of) time”)
• 월말(月末) (wolmal, “end of the month”)
• 월세(月貰) (wolse, “monthly rent”)
• 월차(月次) (wolcha, “every month”)

Etymology 2

Presumably a back-formation from 글월.

Noun

월 • (wol)

1. sentence

   Synonyms: 문 (mun), 문장 (munjang), 통사 (tongsa)

Derived terms

1. 꾐월 (kkoemwol)

   Synonym: 청유문 (cheong'yumun)

2. 홑월 (hotwol)

   Synonym: 단문 (danmun)

3. 겹월 (gyeobwol)

   Synonym: 복문 (bongmun)

4. 따옴월 (ttaomwol)

   Synonym: 인용문 (inyongmun)

5. 으뜸월 (eutteumwol)

   Synonym: 주문 (jumun)

6. 이은월 (ieunwol)

   Synonym: 연합문 (yeonhammun)

7. 안은월 (aneunwol)
8. 벌임월 (beorimwol)
9. 시킴월 (sikimwol)

   Synonym: 명령문 (myeongnyeongmun)

10. 가진월 (gajinwol)
11. 느낌월 (neukkimwol)

    Synonym: 감탄문 (gamtanmun)

12. 딸림월 (ttallimwol)

    Synonym: 종속문 (jongsongmun)

13. 나란히월 (naranhiwol)

    Synonym: 병렬문 (byeongnyeolmun)

14. 거듭월 (geodeubwol)
15. 섞임월 (seokkimwol)

    Synonym: 혼합문 (honhammun)

16. 물음월 (mureumwol)

    Synonym: 의문문 (uimunmun)

17. 베풂월 (bepulmwol)

    Synonym: 서술문 (seosulmun)

18. 알림월 (allimwol)

    Synonym: 평서문 (pyeongseomun)

Etymology 3

From Middle Chinese 越 (MC hjwot).

Hanja

월 (eumhun 넘을 월 (neomeul wol))

1. hanja form^? of 월 (“pass over”)

Compounds

• 수월(秀越) (suwol, “excellence”)
• 우월(優越) (uwol, “superiority”)
• 월경(越境) (wolgyeong, “crossing of the border”)
• 월권(越權) (wolgwon, “ultra vires”)
• 월남(越南) (Wollam, “Vietnam”)
• 월등(越等) (woldeung, “extraordinarily”)
• 월차(越次) (wolcha, “skipping a turn”)
• 월척(越尺) (wolcheok, “big fish”)
• 이월(移越) (iwol, “transfer”)
• 초월(超越) (chowol, “transcendency”)
• 추월(追越) (chuwol, “passing; overtake”)
• 탁월(卓越) (tagwol, “excellence, superiority”)