지난달

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last month

📅 지난 (past, gone by) + 달 (month, moon) = the month that passed

지난 comes from 지나다, to pass by. 달 means both moon and month, since one moon cycle is one month. Sound hook: jinan-dal, the month that has been and gone. Compare 다음 달 (next month) and 이번 달 (this month).

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