이월

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February

📅 이월 = 이 (two, 二) + 월 (month, 月): the second month

Korean months are just Sino-Korean number + 월 (month). 이 is two, so 이월 is month two: February. Same pattern as 일월 (one-month, January) and 삼월 (three-month, March).

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