gaewonsa
Pronouncedgaewonsa
/ɡeɪˈwʌn.sə/noun
A Korean Buddhist temple or monastery. It is a religious building where Buddhist monks live and practice their faith.
Irregular
This is a Korean loanword (개원사) that does not follow standard English phonics patterns. The spelling 'gae' represents a Korean initial sound, and the word structure follows Korean morphology rather than English phonetic conventions.
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