미륵

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 彌勒, from Middle Chinese 彌勒 (mjie lok), from Sanskrit मैत्रेय (maitreya)

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Mireuk
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Mileug
    McCune–Reischauer?Mirŭk
    Yale Romanization?miluk
    Form from
    Sino-Korean
    미륵(彌勒) (Mireuk)
    Form from
    Standard Mandarin
    미러 (Mireo)

    Proper noun

    미륵 • (Mireuk) (hanja 彌勒)

    1. (Buddhism) Maitreya

    Derived terms