걸신

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 乞 (“beg”) + 神 (“supernatural being”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[kʌ̹ɭɕ͈in]
  • Phonetic Hangul[걸씬]
Revised Romanization? geolsin
Revised Romanization (translit.)? geolsin
McCune–Reischauer? kŏlssin
Yale Romanization? kelqsin

Noun

걸신 • (geolsin) (hanja 乞神)

  1. hungry ghost, hungry spirit, hungry demon

Derived terms
  • 걸신들리다 (geolsindeullida): be ravenous (literally: be possessed by a hungry ghost)
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