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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | garam |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | galam |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | karam |
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| Yale Romanization? | kalam |
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Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle Korean ᄀᆞᄅᆞᆷ〮 (Yale: kòlóm), revived in the twentieth century as a poetic native alternative to Sino-Korean 강 (江, gang).
Noun
가람 • (garam)
- (poetic) river
- Synonym: 강(江) (gang)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 伽藍. It is a contraction of 승가람마 (僧伽藍摩, seunggaramma), which is a transcription of Sanskrit संघाराम (saṃghārāma).
Noun
가람 • (garam) (hanja 伽藍)
- Buddhist temple; Buddhist monastery
- Synonym: 사원(寺院) (sawon)