재가승

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 在家僧, from 在家 (“being at home”) + 僧 (“monk”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕɛ(ː)ɡa̠sʰɯŋ] ~ [ˈt͡ɕe̞(ː)ɡa̠sʰɯŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [재(ː)가승/제(ː)가승]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jaegaseung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jaegaseung
McCune–Reischauer?	chaegasŭng
Yale Romanization?	cāykasung

Noun

재가승 • (jaegaseung) (hanja 在家僧)

1. (Buddhism) a monk not residing in a monastery (considered heterodox)
2. a former community of insular villagers in the Tumen River area, sometimes considered descendants of Jurchens