가람

가람

Korean

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[ka̠ɾa̠m]
• Phonetic Hangul[가람]

Revised Romanization? garam Revised Romanization (translit.)? galam McCune–Reischauer? karam Yale Romanization? kalam

Noun

가람 • (garam)

1. (archaic or poetic) river

Synonyms

• 강 (江, gang)

Related terms

• 가라앉다 (garaanda)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 伽藍. It is a contraction of 승가람마 (僧伽藍摩, seunggaramma), which is a transcription of Sanskrit संघाराम (saṃghārāma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[ka̠ɾa̠m]
• Phonetic Hangul[가람]

Revised Romanization? garam Revised Romanization (translit.)? galam McCune–Reischauer? karam Yale Romanization? kalam

Noun

가람 • (garam) (hanja 伽藍)

1. Buddhist temple
2. Buddhist monastery

Synonyms

• 사원 (寺院, sawon)