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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word for Sakya transliterated from Sanskrit, probably identical with the mysterious nomadic tribe called Saka, 塞, Scythian, etc.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | seokga |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seogga |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sŏkka |
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| Yale Romanization? | sek.ka |
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Noun
석가 • (seokga)
- Sakya, a Kshatriya clan whence Buddha came some 2.5 millennia ago
- short for 석가모니 (釋迦牟尼, seokgamoni, “Sakyamuni, the sage of the Sakya clan”)
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