세존
Korean edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Korean word from 世尊.
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)d͡ʑo̞n]
- Phonetic hangul: [세(ː)존]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | Sejon |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | Sejon |
| McCune–Reischauer? | Sejon |
| Yale Romanization? | sēycon |
Proper noun edit
- (Buddhism) the World-Honored One, an honorific name for the Gautama Buddha
- (shamanism) an indigenous agricultural deity often associated with the Buddha