보리수

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 菩提樹, from 菩提 (“bodhi”) + 樹 (“tree”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?borisu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bolisu
McCune–Reischauer?porisu
Yale Romanization?poliswu

Noun

보리수 • (borisu) (hanja 菩提樹)

  1. bodhi tree (Ficus religiosa)
    Synonym: 인도보리수 (indoborisu)

Usage notes

보리수 (borisu) (or more formally the 인도보리수 (indoborisu, Ficus religiosa)) is an unrelated species from the 피나무 (pinamu, Tilia amurensis) or even the 보리수나무 (borisunamu, Elaeagnus umbellata), though all three trees are commonly found in Buddhist temples. The 인도보리수 (indoborisu) does not grow in Korea.

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