야차

Korean

Alternative forms

• 야채 (yachae)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 夜叉

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ja̠t͡ɕʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [야차]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yacha
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yacha
McCune–Reischauer?	yach'a
Yale Romanization?	ya.cha

Noun

야차 • (yacha) (hanja 夜叉)

1. (Buddhism) yaksha; or, the indigenous Korean dokkaebi

   Synonym: 도깨비 (dokkaebi)