만신

Korean

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈma̠(ː)nɕʰin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [만(ː)신]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mansin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mansin
McCune–Reischauer?mansin
Yale Romanization?mānsin

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 萬 (“ten thousand, myriad”) + 神 (“god, divinity”). Korean shamans are believed to be possessed by many different divinities.

Noun

만신 • (mansin) (hanja 萬神)

  1. (honorific) female trance possession shaman; priestess of historically northern traditions of Korean shamanism, the indigenous religion of the country
    Synonym: 강신무(降神巫) (gangsinmu, “trance-possession shaman”) (academic)
    Hypernyms: 무속인(巫俗人) (musogin), 무당 (mudang); see also Thesaurus:무속인
Usage notes
  • 만신(萬神) (mansin) is used only for shamans who undergo trance possession, traditionally found mainly in Seoul and what is now North Korea but now ubiquitous throughout both Koreas.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 滿身, from 滿 (“full”) + 身 (“body”).

Noun

만신 • (mansin) (hanja 滿身)

  1. (less common) the whole body, the entire body
    Synonyms: (more common) 온몸 (onmom), (more common) 전신(全身) (jeonsin)
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