Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 月曜日, from 月 ‎(“moon”) + 曜日 ‎(“day of the week”), from Latin dies lunae (“moon's day”), through Indian astrology in the fifth century as Sanskrit somāha (soma, “moon”) into Buddhist astrology in the eighth century as 月曜日 (月, “moon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wʌ̹ɾjoiɭ/
• Phonetic hangeul: 워료일