암자

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 庵子.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?amja
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?amja
    McCune–Reischauer?amja
    Yale Romanization?amca

    Noun

    암자 • (amja) (hanja 庵子)

    1. (Buddhism, architecture) a small temple attached to a larger temple
    2. (Buddhism, architecture) small hut for training