재가승
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 在家僧, from 在家 (“being at home”) + 僧 (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)
- (Buddhism) a monk not residing in a monastery (considered heterodox)
- a former community of insular villagers in the Tumen River area, sometimes considered descendants of Jurchens