미륵

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 彌勒, from Middle Chinese 彌勒 (mjie lok), from Sanskrit मैत्रेय (maitreya)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Mireuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Mileug
McCune–Reischauer?Mirŭk
Yale Romanization?miluk
Form from
Sino-Korean
미륵(彌勒) (Mireuk)
Form from
Standard Mandarin
미러 (Mireo)

Proper noun

미륵 (Mireuk) (hanja 彌勒)

  1. (Buddhism) Maitreya

Derived terms