염불

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 念佛.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeombul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeombul
McCune–Reischauer?yŏmbul
Yale Romanization?yempul

Noun

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염불 (yeombul) (hanja 念佛)

  1. (Buddhism) the repeated recitation of 나무아미타불 (namuamitabul) by Buddhist monks
  2. (figurative) a saying that someone repeats often