Korean

Noun

무당 • ‎(mudang) ‎(hanja 巫堂)

1. A shaman, sorceress, seeress, soothsayer, witch, usually female.

Synonyms

• 계집 ‎(gyejip)심방 (gyejib simbang)
• 무녀 ‎(munyeo) (巫女, munyeo)
• 무 ‎(mu) (巫, mu)
  • 巫는 계집 심방이오 祝은 男人 심방이라 (楞嚴經諺解 8:117, 1461) (mu-neun gyejib simbang-io chug-eun namIn simbang-ira (reungEomgyeong-eonhae 8:117, 1461)) The mu is a female soothsayer, whereas the chug a male one.

Antonyms

• 사내 ‎(sanae)심방 (sanae simbang)
• 박수 ‎(baksu) (bagsu, bak-)
• 축 ‎(chuk) (祝, chug, chuk)

Derived terms

• 단골무당 (dan-golmudang, “customarily employed shaman”)
• 무당개구리 (mudanggaeguri, “fire-bellied toad”)

Related terms

• 굿 ‎(gut) (gus, gut) exorcism, shamanic ritual
• 점 ‎(jeom) (占, jeom) fortunetelling

See also

• 사망 ‎(samang) (samang) (obsolete) fortune, happiness