염불

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 念佛.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [jʌ̹mbuɭ]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [염불]
Revised Romanization? yeombul
Revised Romanization (translit.)? yeombul
McCune–Reischauer? yŏmbul
Yale Romanization? yempul

Noun

염불 • (yeombul) (hanja 念佛)

  1. (Buddhism) the repeated recitation of 나무아미타불 (namuamitabul) by Buddhist monks
  2. (figurative) a saying that someone repeats often
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