부처

Etymology 1
from, from , which was also loaned into 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬 when Koreans spread Buddhism to those peoples. See the Proto-Korean entry for more. The first two syllables are ultimately from, via  or some similar Sinitic form. Thomas Pellard speculates that the final element is an ancient Koreanic word for "king; lord".

The traditional etymology still given in Korean dictionaries is that this is a non-Sino-Korean form of the Chinese phrase, meaning "body of the Buddha", but this is problematic both phonologically (pitch accent and vocalism mismatch) and historically (inability to explain the match between Japanese and Manchu without positing a Korean source for both).

Proper noun

 * 1) Buddha Siddhartha Gautama, founder of Buddhism

Noun

 * 1) a Buddha an enlightened being in Buddhism

Etymology 2
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Noun

 * 1) ministries of government

Usage notes
In a contemporary South Korean context, this word refers specifically to the executive bodies called and, when being considered together. There are currently eighteen and five. Both are translated as "ministry" in English.

Etymology 3
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Noun

 * 1)  married couple, husband and wife