계절

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 季節, from 季 (“quarter of the year”) + 節 (“section”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkje̞(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹ɭ] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [계(ː)절/게(ː)절]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyejeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyejeol
McCune–Reischauer?kyejŏl
Yale Romanization?kyēycel

Noun

계절 • (gyejeol) (hanja 季節)

  1. season (of the year)

Derived terms

  • 사계절 (sagyejeol, “the four seasons”)

See also

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