설날

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 섨날 (selsnal). Compound of 설 (seol, “new year, New Year's Day”) +‎ 날 (nal, “day”), with genitive infix -ㅅ- (-s-).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key)[ˈsʰɘːɭɭa̠ɭ]
Phonetic Hangul[설:랄]

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

Noun

설날 • (seollal)

Korean New Year's Day (same as Chinese New Year)

Synonyms

설 (seol)
구정 (gujeong)