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)