Korean

Noun

심방 • ‎(simbang)

1. crossbeam, crossbar (bridging overhead the side posts of a gate)
2. (obsolete) shaman (bridging heaven and earth)
   • 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.

Synonyms

• 박수 (baksu) (male)
• 무당 (巫堂, mudang) (usually female)
• 무 (巫, mu)

Derived terms

• 계집심방 (gyejipsimbang): (obsolete) priestess, sorceress, witch
• 사내심방 (sanaesimbang): (assumed) priest, sorcerer

Related terms

• 도리 (dori): purlin

See also

• 다리 (dari): bridge; leg