돌잡이

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돌잡이.

Etymology

Compound of (dol jap-, grab on the first birthday) +‎ (-i, noun-deriving suffix).

Pronunciation

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

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