September / Kugatsu, Nagatsuki

kanji meanings :

• Ku = nine, the ninth (= kyuu).
  


• Gatsu = a month, the moon (= Tsuki).

Another name from old times in September.
About the meaning that this words express, the most famous theory is "The month of long night".
"Naga-tsuki" is a word that shortens "Yo-naga-tsuki".
("Yo" = "Yoru" = Night, evening. )

Another theory is "The month which harvests rice" = "Ine-kari-dzuki".
"Inekaridzuki" --> "NekaDzuki" --> "Nagatsuki" .

• Naga = long, lengthy (= Naga(-i)).
  


• Tsuki = a month, the moon.