# 五月
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): wǔyuè
       (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄩㄝˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): wu$^3$ yue$^2$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): вуйүә (vuyüə, II-I)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ng$^5$ jyut$^6$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): ńg-ngie̍t / ńg-ngia̍t
    (Meixian, Guangdong): n$^3$ ngiad$^6$
* Northern Min (KCR): ngù-ngṳè
* Eastern Min (BUC): ngô-nguŏk
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): gǒ͘-ge̍rh / gō͘-ge̍h / gō͘-goe̍h / gǒ͘-ge̍h / gō͘-ge̍rh / gō͘-gēr / gō͘-gōe
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ngou$^6$ ghuêh$^8$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$ng-yuq
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wǔyuè
*** Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄩㄝˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wǔyuè
*** Wade–Giles: wu$^3$-yüeh$^4$
*** Yale: wǔ-ywè
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuuyueh
*** Palladius: уюэ (ujue)
*** Sinological IPA : /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵¹/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$五岳 五嶽／五岳 五月
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: wu$^3$ yue$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: uye
*** Sinological IPA : /vu⁵³ ye²¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: вуйүә (vuyüə, II-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /vou⁵¹ yə²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ng$^5$ jyut$^6$
*** Yale: ńgh yuht
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ng$^5$ jyt$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ng$^5$ yud$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋ̍¹³ jyːt̚²/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ńg-ngie̍t
*** Hakka Romanization System: ng$^ˋ$ ngied
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ng$^3$ ngiad$^6$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋ̍³¹ ŋi̯et̚⁵/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ńg-ngia̍t
*** Hakka Romanization System: ng$^ˋ$ ngiad
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ng$^3$ ngiad$^6$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋ̍³¹ ŋi̯at̚⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: n$^3$ ngiad$^6$
*** Sinological IPA: /n̩³¹ ŋiat̚⁵/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ngù-ngṳè
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋu⁴² ŋyɛ⁴²/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ngô-nguŏk
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋu²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ŋuoʔ⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gǒ͘-ge̍rh
*** Tâi-lô: gǒo-ge̍rh
*** IPA (Lukang): /ɡɔ³³⁻²² ɡəʔ³⁵/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡɔ²² ɡəʔ²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Magong, Hsinchu, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gō͘-ge̍h
*** Tâi-lô: gōo-ge̍h
*** Phofsit Daibuun: goxgeh
*** IPA (Singapore): /ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ ɡeʔ⁴³/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ ɡeʔ⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ɡɔ³³⁻¹¹ ɡeʔ⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Singapore, Penang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gō͘-goe̍h
*** Tâi-lô: gōo-gue̍h
*** Phofsit Daibuun: goxgoeh
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ ɡueʔ¹²¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡɔ³³⁻²¹ ɡueʔ⁴/
*** IPA (Singapore): /ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ ɡueʔ⁴³/
*** IPA (Penang): /ɡɔ²¹ ɡueʔ⁴/
*** IPA (Tainan): /ɡɔ³³⁻¹¹ ɡueʔ⁴/
** (Hokkien: Philippines, Jinjiang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gǒ͘-ge̍h
*** Tâi-lô: gǒo-ge̍h
*** IPA (Philippines, Jinjiang): /ɡɔ³³⁻²² ɡeʔ²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Kinmen, Hsinchu, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gō͘-ge̍rh
*** Tâi-lô: gōo-ge̍rh
*** IPA (Singapore): /ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ ɡəʔ⁴³/
*** IPA (Kinmen): /ɡɔ²²⁻¹² ɡəʔ⁵⁴/
** (Hokkien: Sanxia)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gō͘-gēr
*** Tâi-lô: gōo-gēr
** (Hokkien: Yilan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gō͘-gōe
*** Tâi-lô: gōo-guē
*** Phofsit Daibuun: goxgoe
*** IPA (Yilan): /ɡɔ³³⁻²¹ ɡue³³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ngou$^6$ ghuêh$^8$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngŏu gue̍h
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋou³⁵⁻¹¹ ɡueʔ⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$ng-yuq
*** MiniDict: ng$^去$ yuih
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$hhngg-hhyq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ŋ̍²² ɦyɪʔ⁴⁴/

### Noun

五月
* May
* modern name for the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar

#### Synonyms

* (lunar month): 榴月 (Liúyuè), 蒲月, 仲夏 (zhòngxià), 飄香／飘香, 皋月, 鬱月／郁月, 午 (wǔ)

#### Derived terms

* 五月披裘
* 五月節／五月节 (Wǔyuèjié)
* 五月花號／五月花号
* 五月茶 (wǔyuè chá)
* 五月風暴／五月风暴 (Wǔyuè Fēngbào)

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 五 | 月 |
| ご Grade: 1 | がつ Grade: 1 |
| goon ||
* Alternative spelling
* 5月
Compound of Middle Chinese-derived elements 五 (go, “five, fifth”) +‎ 月 (gatsu, “month”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ごがつ [góꜜgàtsù] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [ɡo̞ɡa̠t͡sɨ]

#### Noun

五(ご)月(がつ) • (gogatsu)
* May

##### Synonyms

* 五月 (satsuki) (see below)
* 早苗月 (sanaezuki)

#### See also

* (Gregorian calendar months) 一(いち)月(がつ) (ichigatsu), 二(に)月(がつ) (nigatsu), 三(さん)月(がつ) (sangatsu), 四(し)月(がつ) (shigatsu), 五(ご)月(がつ) (gogatsu), 六(ろく)月(がつ) (rokugatsu), 七(しち)月(がつ) (shichigatsu), 八(はち)月(がつ) (hachigatsu), 九(く)月(がつ) (kugatsu), 十(じゅう)月(がつ) (jūgatsu), 十(じゅう)一(いち)月(がつ) (jūichigatsu), 十(じゅう)二(に)月(がつ) (jūnigatsu)

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 五 | 月 |
| さ Grade: 1 | つき Grade: 1 |
| irregular | kun'yomi |
* Alternative spellings
* 皐月 (uncommon) 早月 (rare)
Explained in some sources as a possible contraction of 早苗月 (sanaezuki, another old name for the month of May). However, the initial sa- element appears in many ancient terms relating to the rice plant, making it more likely that the sa- in satsuki is not a contraction. Some sources thus list satsuki instead as a compound of さ (sa, ancient word relating to rice, here referring to the planting season) +‎ 月 (tsuki, “moon; month”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) さつき [sàtsúkí] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [sa̠t͡sɨ̥kʲi]

#### Noun

五(さ)月(つき) or 五月(サツキ) • (satsuki)
* (archaic) the fifth month of the lunar calendar
    Synonym: 早苗月 (sanaezuki)
    Coordinate terms: 睦月, 如月, 弥生, 卯月, 皐月, 水無月, 文月, 葉月, 長月, 神無月, 霜月, 師走
* (poetic) May
    Synonym: 五月 (gogatsu) (see above)
* Rhododendron indicum, a kind of azalea native to Japan (so named because it usually blooms in May)

##### Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as サツキ. When spelled in kanji, the azalea sense may be more often spelled as 皐月.
The term gogatsu is the most common term for the month of May in modern Japanese. The synonyms satsuki and sanaezuki are archaic and may be used in historical or poetic contexts.

### Etymology 3

Kanji in this term :
| 五 | 月 |
| い Grade: 1 | つき Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi ||

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [it͡sɨkʲi]

#### Proper noun

五(い)月(つき) • (Itsuki)
* a female given name

### References

* 1 2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (2016), NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
* 1 2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ Kenbou, Hidetoshi et al., editors (2021), 三省堂国語辞典 [Sanseidō kokugo jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ 1984, 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, relevant text online here.
* 1 2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 五 | 月 |

### Noun

五月 • (owol) (hangeul 오월)
* hanja form of 오월 (“the fifth month”)