애동제자

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Korean

Etymology

(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.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?aedongjeja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?aedongjeja
McCune–Reischauer?aedongjeja
Yale Romanization?āytongceyca

Noun

애동제자 (aedongjeja)

  1. (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

Usage notes

Preferred nowadays over older 선무당 (seonmudang, novice shaman) because the latter word came to take on demeaning connotations.