정월

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 正月, from 正 (“proper, principal”) + 月 (“month”)

Noun

정월 • (jeong'wol) (hanja 正月)

1. the first month of the traditional Korean calendar, analogous to January on the Gregorian calendar

See also

• 일월 (一月, irwol, “January (Gregorian calendar)”)
• Korean calendar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia