석가

Korean

Etymology

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

Derived terms

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