시주

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 施主.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)d͡ʑu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?siju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?siju
McCune–Reischauer?siju
Yale Romanization?sīcwu

Noun

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시주 (siju) (hanja 施主)

  1. (Buddhism) donor; benefactor
  2. (Buddhism) donation to a temple or to monks