일월

Jeju

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 一月.

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽ilwəl⫽ ~ ⫽illwəl⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [iɾwəɭ] ~ [iɭɭwəɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [이뤌/일뤌]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	irwol/illwol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	il'wol/illwol
Yale Romanization?	il.wel/illwel

Noun

일월 (irwol)

1. January

See also

• 정월 (jeong'wol)

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [iɾwʌ̹ɭ]

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• Phonetic hangul: [이뤌]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	irwol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	il'wol
McCune–Reischauer?	irwŏl
Yale Romanization?	il.wel

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 一月, from 一 (“one”) + 月 (“month”).

Alternative forms

• 1월 (irwol)

Noun

일월 • (irwol) (hanja 一月/1月)

1. January

See also

• 정월 (正月, jeong'wol, “first month of the traditional Korean calendar”)

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)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 日月, from 日 (“sun”) + 月 (“moon”).

Noun

일월 • (irwol) (hanja 日月)

1. sun and moon