長なが月つき

noun

ninth month of the lunar calendar

Obsolete term from the traditional Japanese lunar calendar; roughly corresponds to October in the modern solar calendar.

• 旧きゅう暦れきの長なが月つきは、今いまの十じゅう月がつごろにあたる。

  The lunar calendar's Nagatsuki corresponds roughly to October today.

noun

September

Poetic or literary name for September, still used in some contexts such as haiku or traditional event names.

• 長なが月つきの声こえを聞きくと、秋あきの深ふかまりを感かんじる。

  When I hear the word 'Nagatsuki', I feel the deepening of autumn.