책씻이

Korean

Etymology

Compound of 책 씻— (chaek ssit-, “to wash the book”) +‎ -이 (-i, noun-deriving suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰɛkɕ͈iɕʰi] ~ [t͡ɕʰe̞kɕ͈iɕʰi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [책씨시/첵씨시]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chaekssisi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chaeg'ssis'i
McCune–Reischauer?ch'aekssisi
Yale Romanization?chayk.ssis.i

Noun

책씻이 • (chaekssisi)

  1. (historical) a celebration held by students after the completion of a textbook or course in a traditional Confucian academy

Synonyms

  • 책거리 (冊—, chaekgeori), 세책례 (洗冊禮, sechaengnye), 책례 (冊禮, chaengnye)

Derived terms

  • 책씻이하다 (chaekssisihada)
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