차차웅

Korean

Etymology

Modern Korean reading of Hanja 次次雄, said to be from Old Korean. Probably a doublet of 스승 (seuseung).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠t͡ɕʰa̠uŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [차차웅]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chachaung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chachaung
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ach'aung
Yale Romanization?cha.chawung

Noun

차차웅 • (chachaung) (hanja 次次雄)

  1. (historical) a royal title of the ancient Korean kingdom of Silla, used exclusively in the early first century by king 남해 and meant “shaman” or “priest” in the Old Korean/Shillan language.
    Synonym: 무당 (mudang)

See also

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