uvāyi (English spelling) uvayi

Japanese: uvāyi(英語表記)uvayi
uvāyi (English spelling) uvayi

…Upasaka (a transliteration of the Sanskrit word upāsaka, translated into Chinese as seishinshi or kinjio) is a male lay believer, and upai (a transliteration of the Sanskrit word upāsikā, its slang form uvāyi, translated into Chinese as seishinjo or kinjio) is a female lay believer.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "uvāyi" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…優婆塞(サンスクリットupāsakaの音写。清信士・近事男などと漢訳される)は男性の在家信者,優婆夷(サンスクリットupāsikā,その俗語形uvāyiの音写。漢訳は清信女・近事女など)は女性の在家信者のこと。…

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