가람

Korean

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?garam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?galam
McCune–Reischauer?karam
Yale Romanization?kalam

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle Korean ᄀᆞᄅᆞᆷ〮 (Yale: kòlóm), revived in the twentieth century as a poetic native alternative to Sino-Korean 강 (江, gang).

Noun

가람 • (garam)

  1. (poetic) river
    Synonym: 강(江) (gang)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 伽藍. It is a contraction of 승가람마 (僧伽藍摩, seunggaramma), which is a transcription of Sanskrit संघाराम (saṃghārāma).

Noun

가람 • (garam) (hanja 伽藍)

  1. Buddhist temple; Buddhist monastery
    Synonym: 사원(寺院) (sawon)
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