범어

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 梵語, from 梵 (“Sanskrit”) + 語 (“language”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpɘ(ː)mʌ̹]
    • Phonetic hangul: [버(ː)머]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?beomeo
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?beom'eo
    McCune–Reischauer?pŏmŏ
    Yale Romanization?pēm.e

    Noun

    범어 • (beomeo) (hanja 梵語)

    1. (Buddhism) Sanskrit language
      Synonym: (non-Buddhist contexts) 산스크리트어 (sanseukeuriteueo)
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