재가승

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 在家僧, from 在家 (“being at home”) + 僧 (“monk”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɛ(ː)ɡa̠sʰɯŋ] ~ [ˈt͡ɕe̞(ː)ɡa̠sʰɯŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [재(ː)가승/제(ː)가승]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jaegaseung
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jaegaseung
    McCune–Reischauer?chaegasŭng
    Yale Romanization?cāykasung

    Noun

    재가승 • (jaegaseung) (hanja 在家僧)

    1. (Buddhism) a monk not residing in a monastery (considered heterodox)
    2. a former community of insular villagers in the Tumen River area, sometimes considered descendants of Jurchens
    This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.