가람

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠ɾa̠m]
• Phonetic hangul: [가람]

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)