Korean

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?garam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?galam
McCune–Reischauer?karam
Yale Romanization?kalam

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Middle Korean ᄀᆞᄅᆞᆷ〮 (Yale: kòlóm), revived in the twentieth century as a poetic native alternative to Sino-Korean (, gang).

Noun

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가람 (garam)

  1. (poetic) river
    Synonym: 강(江) (gang)

Etymology 2

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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

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가람 (garam) (hanja 伽藍)

  1. Buddhist temple; Buddhist monastery
    Synonym: 사원(寺院) (sawon)
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