재가승

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 在家僧, from 在家 (being at home) + (monk)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɛ(ː)ɡa̠sʰɯŋ] ~ [ˈt͡ɕe̞(ː)ɡa̠sʰɯŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • 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

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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