五月

五月

Chinese

		five	moon; month
simp. and trad. (五月)		五	月

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): wǔyuè

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄩㄝˋ

  (Chengdu, SP): wu³ yue²

  (Dungan, Cyrillic): вуйуә (vujuə, II-I)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ jyut⁶

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ńg-ngie̍t / ńg-ngia̍t
• Min Dong (BUC): ngô-nguŏk
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): gǒ͘-ge̍rh / gō͘-ge̍h / gō͘-goe̍h / gǒ͘-ge̍h / gō͘-ge̍rh / gō͘-gēr / gō͘-gōe

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ngou⁶ ghuêh⁸

• Wu (Wiktionary): hhngg hhyq (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: wǔyuè
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄩㄝˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuuyueh
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǔyuè
    • IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɥɛ⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: wu³ yue²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: uye
    • IPA ^(key): /vu⁵³ ye²¹/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic: вуйуә (vujuə, II-I)
    • IPA ^(key): /vʊ⁵¹ ʝuɤ²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ng⁵ jyut⁶
    • Yale: ńgh yuht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ jyt⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ng⁵ yud⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ jyːt̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ńg-ngie̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: ng` ngied
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ng<sup>3</sup> ngiad<sup>6</sup>
    • IPA: /ŋ̍³¹ ɲi̯et̚⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ńg-ngia̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: ng` ngiad
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ng³ ngiad⁶
    • IPA: /ŋ̍³¹ ɲi̯at̚⁵/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ngô-nguŏk
    • IPA ^(key): /ŋu²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ŋuoʔ⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gǒ͘-ge̍rh
    • Tâi-lô: gǒo-ge̍rh
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /gɔ²² gəʔ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Magong, Hsinchu, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gō͘-ge̍h
    • Tâi-lô: gōo-ge̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goxgeh
    • IPA (Xiamen): /gɔ²²⁻²¹ geʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /gɔ³³⁻¹¹ geʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Singapore): /gɔ²²⁻²¹ geʔ⁴³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Singapore, Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gō͘-goe̍h
    • Tâi-lô: gōo-gue̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goxgoeh
    • IPA (Singapore): /gɔ²²⁻²¹ gueʔ⁴³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /gɔ²²⁻²¹ gueʔ¹²¹/
    • IPA (Penang): /gɔ²¹ gueʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /gɔ³³⁻²¹ gueʔ⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Philippines, Jinjiang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gǒ͘-ge̍h
    • Tâi-lô: gǒo-ge̍h
    • IPA (Philippines, Jinjiang): /gɔ³³⁻²² geʔ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Kinmen, Hsinchu, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gō͘-ge̍rh
    • Tâi-lô: gōo-ge̍rh
    • IPA (Singapore): /gɔ²²⁻²¹ gəʔ⁴³/
    • IPA (Kinmen): /gɔ²²⁻¹² gəʔ⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Sanxia)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gō͘-gēr
    • Tâi-lô: gōo-gēr
  • (Hokkien: Yilan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gō͘-gōe
    • Tâi-lô: gōo-guē
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goxgoe
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ngou⁶ ghuêh⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngŏu gue̍h
    • IPA ^(key): /ŋou³⁵⁻¹¹ ɡueʔ⁴/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: hhngg hhyq (T3)
    • IPA ^(key): /ɦŋ̍²² ɦɥ̯ɪʔ⁴⁴/

Noun

五月

1. May
2. modern name for the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar

Synonyms

• (lunar month): 榴月 (Liúyuè), 蒲月, 仲夏 (zhòngxià), 飄香／飘香, 皋月, 鬱月／郁月, 午 (wǔ)

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
五	月
ご Grade: 1	がつ Grade: 1
on’yomi

Compound of Middle Chinese-derived elements 五 (go, “five, fifth”) +‎ 月 (gatsu, “month”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) ご​がつ [góꜜgàtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2][3]
  • IPA^(key): [ɡo̞ɡa̠t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

五月 (hiragana ごがつ, rōmaji gogatsu, historical hiragana ごぐわつ)

1. the month of May

Usage notes

The term gogatsu is the most common term for the month of May in modern Japanese. The synonyms satsuki and sanaezuki are archaic and may be used in historical or poetic contexts.

Synonyms

• 五月 (satsuki) (see below)
• 早苗月 (sanaezuki)

Etymology 2

五月 (satsuki): the Japanese azalea, Rhododendron indicum

Kanji in this term
五	月
さ Grade: 1	つき Grade: 1
Irregular

Explained in some sources[4] as a possible contraction of 早苗月 (sanaezuki, another old name for the month of May). However, the initial sa- element appears in many ancient terms relating to the rice plant,[5] making it more likely that the sa- in satsuki is not a contraction. Some sources[5] thus list satsuki instead as a compound of さ (sa, ancient word relating to rice, here referring to the planting season) +‎ 月 (tsuki, “moon; month”).

Alternative forms

• 皐月, (very rare) 早月

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
  • (Tokyo) さつき [sàtsúkí] (Heiban – [0])[2][1][3]
  • IPA^(key): [sa̠t͡sɨ̥ᵝkʲi]

Noun

五月 (hiragana さつき, katakana サツキ, rōmaji satsuki)

1. (archaic) the fifth month of the lunar calendar
2. (poetic) May
3. (botany) Rhododendron indicum, a kind of azalea native to Japan (so named because it usually blooms in May)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as サツキ. When spelled in kanji, the azalea sense may be more often spelled as 皐月.

The term gogatsu is the most common term for the month of May in modern Japanese. The synonyms satsuki and sanaezuki are archaic and may be used in historical or poetic contexts.

Synonyms

(May):

• 五月 (gogatsu) (see above)

(fifth lunar month):

• 早苗月 (sanaezuki)

References

1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0
4. 1984, 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, relevant text online here.
5. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

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Korean

Hanja in this term
五	月

Noun

五月 • (owol) (hangeul 오월)

1. Hanja form^? of 오월 (“the fifth month”).