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세뱃돈

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Korean

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)bɛt̚t͈o̞n] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)bɛt͈o̞n] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)be̞t̚t͈o̞n] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)be̞t͈o̞n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)/(ː)/(ː)]
    • 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

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세뱃돈 (sebaetdon) (hanja 歲拜돈)

  1. red envelope; hongbao