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Korean
Etymology
애 (ae, “child”) + 동(童) (dong, “child”, Sino-Korean morpheme) + 제자(弟子) (jeja, “disciple”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | aedongjeja |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | aedongjeja |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | aedongjeja |
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| Yale Romanization? | āytongceyca |
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Noun
애동제자 • (aedongjeja)
- (shamanism) a novice priest or shaman, who has just been initiated and is still being educated
- Synonyms: 선무당 (seonmudang), 신자식(神子息)
- Hypernyms: 무속인(巫俗人) (musogin), 무당(巫堂) (mudang); see also Thesaurus:무속인
2019, “송파구 용한 점집 애동제자 '별상아씨당' 사람들에게 시원한 해결방안 제시 [songpagu yonghan jeomjip aedongjeja byeolsang'assidang saramdeurege siwonhan haegyeolbang'an jesi]”, in JoongAng Ilbo:맑은 기운의 신내림을 받은지 얼마 안된 무속인 '애동제자'를 고집하는 이들의 수요 또한 적지 않은 것으로 알려졌다.- Malgeun giun-ui sinnaerim-eul badeunji eolma andoen musogin aedongjeja -reul gojiphaneun i-deur-ui suyo ttohan jeokji aneun geos-euro allyeojeotda.
- It has been reported that demand is also not insignificant among those who insist on aedongjeja: Korean shamanic practitioners who have only recently undergone their first trance possession, possessing a clean sort of energy.
Usage notes
Preferred nowadays over older 선무당 (seonmudang, “novice shaman”) because the latter word came to take on demeaning connotations.