범어

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 梵語, from 梵 (“Sanskrit”) + 語 (“language”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpɘ(ː)mʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [버(ː)머]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	beomeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	beom'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	pŏmŏ
Yale Romanization?	pēm.e

Noun

범어 • (beomeo) (hanja 梵語)

1. (Buddhism) Sanskrit language

   Synonym: (non-Buddhist contexts) 산스크리트어 (sanseukeuriteueo)