세뱃돈

Korean

Etymology

From 세배(歲拜) (sebae, “New Year's greetings”) +‎ -ㅅ- (-s-) +‎ 돈 (don, “money”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)bɛt̚t͈o̞n] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)bɛt͈o̞n] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)be̞t̚t͈o̞n] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)be̞t͈o̞n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [세(ː)밷똔/세(ː)배똔/세(ː)벧똔/세(ː)베똔]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sebaetdon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sebaesdon
McCune–Reischauer?sebaetton
Yale Romanization?sēypayston

Noun

세뱃돈 • (sebaetdon) (hanja 歲拜돈)

  1. red envelope; hongbao
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