돌잡이

Korean

돌잡이.

Etymology

Compound of 돌 잡 (dol jap-, “grab on the first birthday”) +‎ 이 (-i, noun-deriving suffix).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [to̞ʎd͡ʑa̠bi]
• Phonetic hangul: [돌자비]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	doljabi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	doljab'i
McCune–Reischauer?	toljabi
Yale Romanization?	tolcap.i

Noun

돌잡이 • (doljabi)

1. doljabi: placing a one-year-old baby in front a table of items such as string, paint or calligraphy brushes, ink, and money and letting the baby choose the item of his/her preference (which is thought to be able to foretell the child's future)
2. one-year-old baby

Derived terms

• 돌잡이하다 (doljabihada)

See also

• Chinese: 抓週／抓周 (zhuāzhōu)
• Japanese: 選(えら)び取(と)り (erabitori)
• Vietnamese: thôi nôi