🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Mudang

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Mudang

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Mudang/muːˈdɑːŋ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La mudang realizó un ritual para comunicarse con los espíritus."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A female shaman in Korean culture, often serving as a mediator between the spiritual and physical worlds.

    "The mudang performed a ritual to communicate with the spirits."
  2. 2

    A practitioner of shamanism who conducts ceremonies and rituals for healing and divination.

    "Many people visit the mudang for guidance during difficult times."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'Mudang' originates from Korean shamanistic traditions, where it refers to a female shaman. The word has roots in ancient Korean spirituality and has evolved to encompass various cultural and religious practices associated with shamanism in Korea.

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