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mudang

mudang noun: a Korean shaman, usually female, who acts as intercessor between a god or gods and human beings.

Noun

mudang (plural mudangs)

  1. A Korean shaman, usually female, who acts as intercessor between a god or gods and human beings.
    • Most mudangs are women who say they discovered their ability to serve as a mediator between the human and spirit worlds after emerging from a critical illness.2007 July 7, Choe Sang-Hun, “Shamanism Enjoys Revival in Techno-Savvy South Korea”, in New York Times

Forms of mudang

pluralmudangs

Origin of mudang

Borrowed from Korean 무당(巫堂) (mudang).

Questions about mudang

What does mudang mean?
Mudang means a Korean shaman, usually female, who acts as intercessor between a god or gods and human beings.
What part of speech is mudang?
Mudang is a noun.
What is the plural of mudang?
The plural of mudang is mudangs.

Words near mudang in the dictionary

  1. Mudaliars
  2. mudalias
  3. mudaliyar
  4. mudaliyars
  5. Mudan
  6. mudang
  7. mudangs
  8. Mudanjiang
  9. mudansha
  10. mudar
  11. mudaraba

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