석가

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word for Sakya transliterated from Sanskrit, probably identical with the mysterious nomadic tribe called Saka, , Scythian, etc.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seokga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seogga
McCune–Reischauer?sŏkka
Yale Romanization?sek.ka

Noun

석가 • (seokga)

  1. Sakya, a Kshatriya clan whence Buddha came some 2.5 millennia ago
  2. short for 석가모니 (釋迦牟尼, seokgamoni, “Sakyamuni, the sage of the Sakya clan”)

Synonyms

  • 사카 (saka, “Saka, Scythian”)
  • 석가모니 (-牟尼, seokgamoni)
  • 석가삼존 (-三尊, seokgasamjon)
  • 석가세존 (-世尊, seokgasejon)
  • 석가여래 (-如來, seokgayeorae)

Derived terms

  • 석가법 (-, seokgabeop)
  • 석가탑 (-, seokgatap)
  • 석가탱화 (-幀畵, seokgataenghwa)
  • 석가행적 (-行跡, seokgahaengjeok)
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