# 霜月
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Shuāngyuè
    (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄤ ㄩㄝˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng$^1$ jyut$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Shuāngyuè
*** Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄤ ㄩㄝˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Shuangyuè
*** Wade–Giles: Shuang$^1$-yüeh$^4$
*** Yale: Shwāng-ywè
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shuangyueh
*** Palladius: Шуанъюэ (Šuanʺjue)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: soeng$^1$ jyut$^6$
*** Yale: sēung yuht
*** Cantonese Pinyin: soeng$^1$ jyt$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sêng$^1$ yud$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /sœːŋ⁵⁵ jyːt̚²/

### Proper noun

霜月
* (historical) Frimaire

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 霜 | 月 |
| しも Grade: S | つき Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi ||

### Etymology 1

First attested in the 色葉字類抄 (Iroha Jiruishō) of 1177‐81.
From 霜 (shimo, “frost”) +‎ 月 (tsuki, “month”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) しもつき [shìmóꜜtsùkì] (Nakadaka –)
* IPA: [ɕimo̞t͡sɨ̥kʲi]

#### Noun

霜(しも)月(つき) • (shimotsuki)
* (archaic) the eleventh month of the lunar calendar
* (poetic) the month of frost; November
* (historical) Frimaire

##### Synonyms

* 神楽(かぐら)月(づき) (kagurazuki)
* 黄鐘(こうしょう) (kōshō)
* 霜(しも)降(ふ)り月(づき) (shimofurizuki)
* 仲冬(ちゅうとう) (chūtō)
* 暢(ちょう)月(げつ) (chōgetsu)
* 仲(なか)の冬(ふゆ) (naka no fuyu)
* 子(ね)月(づき) (nezuki)
* 雪(ゆき)見(み)月(づき) (yukimizuki)

##### Coordinate terms

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

##### Derived terms

* 霜月(しもつき)会(え) (shimotsuki-e)
* 霜月(しもつき)神楽(かぐら) (shimotsuki kagura)
* 霜月(しもつき)騒動(そうどう) (Shimotsuki Sōdō)
* 霜月(しもつき)祭(まつり) (Shimotsuki Matsuri)
* 御(お)霜月(しもつき) (o-shimotsuki)

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 霜 | 月 |
| そう Grade: S | げつ Grade: 1 |
| kan'on ||
/sauɡetʉ/ → /sɔːɡet͡su/ → /soːɡet͡su/
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) そーげつ [sóꜜògètsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [so̞ːɡe̞t͡sɨ]

#### Noun

霜(そう)月(げつ) • (sōgetsu)
* frost and moonlight
* the clear moon on a cold frosty night
* Same as しもつき (shimotsuki) above

### See also

* 十一月(じゅういちがつ) (jūichigatsu)
* 初霜月(はつしもづき) (hatsushimo-zuki)

### References

* ↑ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* 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

## Okinawan

Kanji in this term :
| 霜 | 月 |
| Grade: S | Grade: 1 |

### Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese 霜月 (shimotsuki).
From 霜 (shimu, “frost”) +‎ 月 (chichi, “month”).

### Pronunciation

* (Shuri-Naha) しむちち [shímùchìchì] (Heiban - [0])
* IPA: [ɕimut͡ɕit͡ɕi]

### Noun

霜月(しむちち) (shimuchichi)
* November (the month of frost)
    Synonym: 十一月 (jūichigwachi)

#### Coordinate terms

* 一月 (ichigwachi)
* 二月 (ningwachi)
* 三月 (sangwachi)
* 四月 (shigwachi)
* 五月 (gugwachi)
* 六月 (rukugwachi)
* 七月 (shichigwachi)
* 八月 (hachigwachi)
* 九月 (kugwachi)
* 十月 (jūgwachi)
* 霜月 (shimuchichi)
* 師走 (shiwāshi)

### References

* ↑ “シムチチ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).
* ↑ “シムチチ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).