세배

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 歲拜, from 歲 (“year, year of age”) + 拜 (“to do obeisance to, to make a courtesy call”). The modern Standard Chinese equivalent is 拜年 (bàinián).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)bɛ] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)be̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [세(ː)배/세(ː)베]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sebae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sebae
McCune–Reischauer?sebae
Yale Romanization?sēypay

Noun

세배 • (sebae) (hanja 歲拜)

  1. New Year's greetings/call/visit; (historically) a bow of respect to one's elders on New Year's Day

Synonyms
  • 세알 (歲謁, seal)

Derived terms
  • 세배하다 (sebaehada, “to exchange New Year's greetings”)
  • 세뱃돈 (sebaetdon, “New Year's gift of money given to one's juniors; handsel”)
  • 세배상 (歲拜床, sebaesang, “New Year's feast (served to visitors)”)
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