燕つばめ去さり月づき

noun

eighth lunar month

Archaic poetic name for the eighth month of the lunar calendar, literally 'month when swallows leave'. Used in classical literature and poetry; not used in modern everyday language.

See also: 葉月

• 「燕つばめ去さり月づき」は、旧きゅう暦れき八はち月がつの雅が称しょうの一ひとつである。

  'Tsubamesarizuki' is one of the elegant names for the eighth month of the old lunar calendar.