돌잡이

Korean

Etymology

Compound of 돌 잡 (dol jap-, “grab on the first birthday”) +‎ 이 (-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

Derived terms
  • 돌잡이하다 (doljabihada)

See also
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