설빔

Korean

Etymology

Equivalent to 설 (seol, “Lunar New Year”) +‎ 빔 (bim, “(wearing) new clothes for a holiday”), where the second component is from Middle Korean 비ᅀᅳ- (pìzù-, “to adorn”) +‎ 음〮 (úm, nominalizer). Compare nonstandard 설비음 (seolbieum) and dialectal 설비슴 (seolbiseum).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seolbim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seolbim
McCune–Reischauer?sŏlbim
Yale Romanization?sel.pim

Noun

설빔 • (seolbim)

  1. new clothes or shoes worn for Lunar New Year
  • 설 (seol, “Lunar New Year”)
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