Korean edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • (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 edit

세뱃돈 (sebaetdon) (hanja 歲拜돈)

  1. red envelope; hongbao