비구니

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 比丘尼

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpi(ː)ɡuni]
    • Phonetic hangul: [비(ː)구니]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?biguni
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?biguni
    McCune–Reischauer?piguni
    Yale Romanization?pīkwuni

    Noun

    비구니 • (biguni) (hanja 比丘尼)

    1. bhikkhuni
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