세존

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 世尊.

Pronunciation

• (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

세존 • (Sejon) (hanja 世尊)

1. (Buddhism) the World-Honored One, an honorific name for the Gautama Buddha
2. (shamanism) an indigenous agricultural deity often associated with the Buddha