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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 夜叉
Pronunciation
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Revised Romanization? | yacha |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yacha |
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McCune–Reischauer? | yach'a |
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Yale Romanization? | ya.cha |
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Noun
야차 • (yacha) (hanja 夜叉)
- (Buddhism) yaksha; or, the indigenous Korean dokkaebi
- Synonym: 도깨비 (dokkaebi)