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mudangs

mudangs is the plural of mudang.

Meaning of mudang

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

Questions about mudangs

What is mudangs the plural of?
Mudangs is the plural of mudang.

Words near mudangs in the dictionary

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

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