유두
Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [judu]
- Phonetic hangul: [유두]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | yudu |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yudu |
| McCune–Reischauer? | yudu |
| Yale Romanization? | yutwu |
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 流頭
Alternative forms
- 류두 (ryudu)
Noun
유두 • (yudu) (hanja 流頭)
- a midsummer festival of obsolete Korean tradition held on the 15th of June of the lunar calendar. Remarkably, people washed their hair in rivers especially flowing eastward, hence the name.
Derived terms
- 유두물 (yudumul): rainfall around the festival
- 유두벼 (yudubyeo): rice crop dedicated to the ancestors
- 유두연 (유두宴, yuduyeon): open-air party of the festival
See also
- 여름 (yeoreum): summer
- 하지 (夏至, haji): summer solstice
- 겨울 (gyeoul): winter
- 동지 (冬至, dongji): winter solstice
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 乳頭, from 乳 (“breast”) + 頭 (“head”)
Noun
유두 • (yudu) (hanja 乳頭)