시월

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October

🎃🍂 시월 = 十月 = ten + month; 십 drops its ㅂ, so siwol not sibwol

Korean months are just number + 월 (month). October is the tenth, so 십 (ten) + 월. The ㅂ is dropped for easier pronunciation, giving 시월. June does the same trick: 육월 becomes 유월.

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