주말
jumal · TOPIK 1
weekend
📅 주말 = 週 week + 末 end: literally week-end
주 (週) means week, as in 주간 (weekly) and 매주 (every week). 말 (末) means end, as in 연말 (year-end) and 월말 (month-end). Swap the first syllable and you get the whole family: 주말, 월말, 연말.
jumal · TOPIK 1
weekend
📅 주말 = 週 week + 末 end: literally week-end
주 (週) means week, as in 주간 (weekly) and 매주 (every week). 말 (末) means end, as in 연말 (year-end) and 월말 (month-end). Swap the first syllable and you get the whole family: 주말, 월말, 연말.