伽

Phono-semantic compound:

人 (사람 인, “person”) — semantic, suggesting human or social relation.

加 (더할 가, “to add”) — phonetic, providing the sound.

Originally used in transliteration of Buddhist Sanskrit terms, later extended to “temple” in East Asian Buddhist vocabulary.

사찰 (寺刹) synonymously includes 伽.

가야 (伽倻) — ancient confederacy in southern Korea.

가야금 (伽倻琴) — traditional Korean zither-like string instrument.

Appears in temple names and Buddhist compounds (e.g., 伽藍 가람, temple complex).

In Buddhist Chinese, 伽藍 (qiélán, 가람) is a calque of the Sanskrit saṅghārāma, meaning monastery or temple complex.