설날

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 섨〯날〮 (Yale: sěl-s-nál).

Compound of 설 (seol, “new year, New Year's Day”) +‎ ㅅ (-s-, genitive infix) +‎ 날 (nal, “day”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ɭɭa̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [설(ː)랄]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seollal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seolnal
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏllal
Yale Romanization?	sēlnal

Noun

설날 • (seollal)

1. Korean New Year; Lunar New Year celebrated in Korea

   Synonyms: 설 (seol), 구정(舊正) (gujeong)

See also

• 설날 on the Korean Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ko