범어

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 梵語, from 梵 (“Sanskrit”) + 語 (“language”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpɘ(ː)mʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [버(ː)머]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?beomeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?beom'eo
McCune–Reischauer?pŏmŏ
Yale Romanization?pēm.e

Noun

범어 • (beomeo) (hanja 梵語)

  1. (Buddhism) Sanskrit language
    Synonym: (non-Buddhist contexts) 산스크리트어 (sanseukeuriteueo)
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