"kkoktu" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kkoktu [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 꼭두 (kkokdu). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|ko|꼭두|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Korean 꼭두 (kkokdu), {{bor+|en|ko|꼭두}} Borrowed from Korean 꼭두 (kkokdu) Head templates: {{en-noun|kkoktu}} kkoktu (plural kkoktu)
  1. A Korean funerary figure believed to protect, serve and care for the deceased in the immediate afterlife. Categories (topical): Funeral

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