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Korean
Etymology
삼 (sam, “placenta”) + 신(神) (sin, “deity”). Later given the unetymological hanja form 三神 (literally “triple deity”), despite the fact that it is usually only one deity who is worshipped.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | samsin |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | samsin |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | samsin |
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| Yale Romanization? | samsin |
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Noun
삼신 • (samsin) (hanja 三神)
- (shamanism) the usually female deity of childbirth, often depicted as a crone