"보살" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [po̞sʰa̠ɭ] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: bosal [romanization], 菩薩 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 菩薩 (“bodhisattva”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|ko|菩薩}}, {{ko-etym-sino|菩薩|bodhisattva}} Sino-Korean word from 菩薩 (“bodhisattva”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=菩薩}} 보살 • (bosal) (hanja 菩薩)
  1. bodhisattva (in Buddhism, a person or being who foregoes personal nirvana to help others reach enlightenment)
    Sense id: en-보살-ko-noun-W0ggM5Gt
  2. (figuratively) kind-hearted person; kind and charitable person Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-보살-ko-noun-JbTXyIHL
  3. (by extension, honorific) senior Buddhist monk Tags: broadly, honorific Synonyms: 고승 (alt: 高僧)
    Sense id: en-보살-ko-noun-Ppc4ToxK
  4. (by extension, honorific) female follower of Buddhism Tags: broadly, honorific
    Sense id: en-보살-ko-noun-ZnYsWPZr Categories (other): Buddhism Disambiguation of Buddhism: 43 0 3 54 0
  5. (honorific) shamaness; priestess of Korean shamanism, the indigenous religion of the country Tags: honorific Synonyms: 무속인 (alt: 巫俗人), 만신 (alt: 萬神)
    Sense id: en-보살-ko-noun-DAX5xQhC Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sino-Korean words, Shamanism Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 13 17 6 1 62 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 4 3 9 3 82 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 7 10 7 2 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 28 7 2 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 27 6 2 47 Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 8 6 18 4 63 Disambiguation of Shamanism: 0 0 0 0 100

Inflected forms

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