Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 法王.

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?beobwang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?beob'wang
McCune–Reischauer?pŏbwang
Yale Romanization?pep.wang

Noun edit

법왕 (beobwang) (hanja 法王)

  1. (historical) ex-emperor and monk; ex-emperor in cloister who is also in Buddhist priesthood
  2. (Christianity) pope