세배

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word 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

IPA^(key)[ˈsʰe̞ːbe̞]
Phonetic Hangul[세:배]

Revised Romanization^?	sebae
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	sebae
McCune–Reischauer^?	sebae
Yale Romanization^?	sēypay

Noun

세배 • (sebae)

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)”)