Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 念佛.

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeombul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeombul
McCune–Reischauer?yŏmbul
Yale Romanization?yempul

Noun edit

염불 (yeombul) (hanja 念佛)

  1. (Buddhism) the repeated recitation of 나무아미타불 (namuamitabul) by Buddhist monks
  2. (figurative) a saying that someone repeats often