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
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