Japanese [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
仏 (ふつ, futsu) which is an abbreviation for 仏蘭西 (ふらんす, furansu) (“France”) + 語 (ご, go) (language)
仏語 (hiragana ふつご, romaji futsugo)
- French language
Etymology 2 [edit]
仏 (ぶつ, butsu) (Buddha) + 語 (ご, go) (words)
仏語 (hiragana ぶつご, romaji butsugo)
- the teachings of Buddha
- a technical term of Buddhism