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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 菩薩 (“bodhisattva”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | bosal |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | bosal |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | posal |
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| Yale Romanization? | posal |
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Noun
보살 • (bosal) (hanja 菩薩)
- bodhisattva (in Buddhism, a person or being who foregoes personal nirvana to help others reach enlightenment)
- (figuratively) kind-hearted person; kind and charitable person
- (by extension, honorific) senior Buddhist monk
- Synonym: 고승(高僧) (goseung)
- (by extension, honorific) female follower of Buddhism
- (honorific) shamaness; priestess of Korean shamanism, the indigenous religion of the country
- Synonyms: 무속인(巫俗人) (musogin), 만신(萬神) (mansin); see also Thesaurus:무속인