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TOPIK 2noun

음력

eumnyeok [음녁]

음력이 · 음력을

lunar calendar

Example

우리 할머니는 음력으로 생일을 지내세요.

My grandmother celebrates her birthday by the lunar calendar.

Word parts

음 yin, moon력 calendar

Literally 'yin calendar' — the moon-based calendar.

Good to know

Pronounced [음녁] — nasalization; the solar calendar is 양력.