보름달

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 보로ᇝ〮ᄃᆞᆯ〮 (Yale: pwòlwóm-s-tól).

From 보름 (boreum, fifteenth day of the lunar month) + (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) + (dal, moon).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?boreumdal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?boleumdal
McCune–Reischauer?porŭmtal
Yale Romanization?polumqtal

Noun

보름달 • (boreumdal)

  1. full moon
    Synonyms: (literary) 만월(滿月) (manwol), (literary) 망월(望月) (mang'wol)
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