세존

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 世尊.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)d͡ʑo̞n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [세(ː)존]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Sejon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Sejon
    McCune–Reischauer?Sejon
    Yale Romanization?sēycon

    Proper noun

    세존 • (Sejon) (hanja 世尊)

    1. (Buddhism) the World-Honored One, an honorific name for the Gautama Buddha
    2. (shamanism) an indigenous agricultural deity often associated with the Buddha
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