석가

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word for Sakya transliterated from Sanskrit, probably identical with the mysterious nomadic tribe called Saka, 塞, Scythian, etc.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹k̚k͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [석까]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seokga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seogga
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏkka
Yale Romanization?	sek.ka

Noun

석가 • (seokga)

1. Sakya, a Kshatriya clan whence Buddha came some 2.5 millennia ago
2. short for 석가모니 (釋迦牟尼, seokgamoni, “Sakyamuni, the sage of the Sakya clan”)

Synonyms

• 사카 (saka, “Saka, Scythian”)
• 석가모니 (-牟尼, seokgamoni)
• 석가삼존 (-三尊, seokgasamjon)
• 석가세존 (-世尊, seokgasejon)
• 석가여래 (-如來, seokgayeorae)

Derived terms

• 석가법 (-法, seokgabeop)
• 석가탑 (-塔, seokgatap)
• 석가탱화 (-幀畵, seokgataenghwa)
• 석가행적 (-行跡, seokgahaengjeok)