비구니

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 比丘尼

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpi(ː)ɡuni]
  • Phonetic hangul: [비(ː)구니]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?biguni
Revised Romanization (translit.)?biguni
McCune–Reischauer?piguni
Yale Romanization?pīkwuni

Noun

비구니 • (biguni) (hanja 比丘尼)

  1. bhikkhuni
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