Korean word

반달

Pronunciation

Romanizationpandal

Meaning

  • nounhalf moon

Example

어젯밤에 반달이 떴어.eo jet ppa me pan da ri tteo sseo

A half moon rose last night.

Illustration for 반달 (half moon)

More examples

밤하늘에 반달이 걸려 있었어.pam ha neu re pan da ri keol lyeo i sseo sseo

A half moon hung in the night sky.

Core concept

A moon or curved shape with one side lit, forming something close to a semicircle.

Common phrases

  • 반달 모양pan dal mo yang

    half-moon shape

  • 반달이 뜨다pan da ri tteu da

    half moon rises

  • 반달 문양pan dal mu nyang

    half-moon pattern

Similar words

달tal: Earth's moon, the bright body often visible in the night sky.
초승달choseungttal: A narrow, bow-shaped moon that appears as the lunar month begins.
보름달poreumdal: A bright, complete-looking moon seen around the middle of a lunar month.

Definition in Korean

왼쪽이나 오른쪽의 절반만 밝게 보여 반원에 가까운 형태를 만드는 달을 가리키며 웃음이나 눈 모양을 빗대어 말할 때도 쓰는 명사oen jjo gi na o reun jjo gui cheol ban man pal kke po yeo pa nwo ne ka kka un hyeong tae reul man deu neun ta reul ka ri ki myeo u seu mi na nun mo yang eul pit ttae eo mal hal ttae do sseu neun myeong sa

Word origin

The noun combines the Korean words for half and moon, naming the moon by its half-lit appearance and extending naturally to similar shapes.

Usage tips

  • In Korean, this word can describe curved eyes or a smile, creating a gentle visual image in descriptions of people.

Opposites

Related words

  • 반달형pandalhyeonghalf-moon shapenoun
  • 반달무늬pandalmunihalf-moon patternnoun

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