신자식

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 神 (“divine”) + 子息 (“child”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɕʰiɲd͡ʑa̠ɕʰik̚]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [신자식]
Revised Romanization? sinjasik
Revised Romanization (translit.)? sinjasig
McCune–Reischauer? sinjasik
Yale Romanization? sincasik

Noun

신자식 • (sinjasik) (hanja 神子息)

  1. (shamanism) a novice priest who is being mentored by a senior one
    Hyponyms: 신아들 (sinadeul) (male), 신딸 (sinttal) (female)
    Coordinate term: 신부모(神父母) (sinbumo)
    Hypernyms: 무속인(巫俗人) (musogin), 무당(巫堂) (mudang); for more, see Thesaurus:무속인
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