muezzin
Refers to the person who calls Muslims to prayer, specifically in an Islamic context. The term is a compound of 勤行 (religious service), 時報 (time signal), and 係 (person in charge).
At the mosque, the muezzin recites the adhan.
Compound of 勤行 (ごんぎょう, religious service), 時報 (じほう, time signal), and 係 (がかり, person in charge). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern coinage for the Islamic role of muezzin.