부처님

Korean

Etymology

First attested as Late Old Korean 福田 in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사)[1], 1103. The word was defined as "Buddhist monk".

부처 (bucheo) +‎ -님 (-nim).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bucheonim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bucheonim
McCune–Reischauer?puch'ŏnim
Yale Romanization?pu.chenim

Noun

부처님 • (bucheonim)

  1. (honorific) Buddha
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