염불

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 念佛.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yeombul
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeombul
    McCune–Reischauer?yŏmbul
    Yale Romanization?yempul

    Noun

    염불 • (yeombul) (hanja 念佛)

    1. (Buddhism) the repeated recitation of 나무아미타불 (namuamitabul) by Buddhist monks
    2. (figurative) a saying that someone repeats often