걸신

Korean

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    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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