가람

Korean

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin. From Middle Korean ᄀᆞᄅᆞᆷ (Yale: kolom). Possibly cognate with Old Chinese 江 (OC *kroːŋ, “river”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠ɾa̠m]
• Phonetic hangul: [가람]

Romanizations
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, “river”)
• 내 (nae, “river”)

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

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠ɾa̠m]
• Phonetic hangul: [가람]

Romanizations
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)