palwol

Palwol, written in Hangul as 팔월, is the Korean term for August, the eighth month of the modern Gregorian calendar. It is used in everyday language, on calendars, and in formal writing to denote the month.

The word 팔월 is formed from 팔 meaning eight and 월 meaning month. In Korean, months are often referred to by numbers, and 팔월 is the common name for August. romanization options include Palwol or Pal-wol. The term appears in various registers, from casual speech to literature and official documents.

In contemporary Korea, August is typically a summer month characterized by hot and humid weather. The term 팔월 is frequently found in phrases describing the season, such as the heat of August, and it appears on calendars and schedules to indicate timeframes within the year.

In traditional East Asian calendars, 팔월 can also designate the eighth month of the lunisolar calendar. The dates of the eighth lunar month shift each year relative to the solar-based Gregorian calendar, so 팔월 in the lunar sense does not align exactly with August on the Gregorian calendar.

Overall, 팔월 is the standard Korean designation for August and reflects both linguistic usage in modern Korea and its historical roots in the region’s calendar systems.