걸신 in Korean

IPA: [kʌ̹ɭɕ͈in] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: geolsin [romanization], 乞神 [hanja] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 乞 (“beg”) + 神 (“supernatural being”) Etymology templates: {{etymid|ko|乞神}}, {{ko-etym-Sino|乞|beg|神|supernatural being}} Sino-Korean word from 乞 (“beg”) + 神 (“supernatural being”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=乞神}} 걸신 • (geolsin) (hanja 乞神)

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "乞神"
      },
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      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "乞",
        "2": "beg",
        "3": "神",
        "4": "supernatural being"
      },
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      "name": "ko-etym-Sino"
    }
  ],
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        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "hanja": "乞神"
      },
      "expansion": "걸신 • (geolsin) (hanja 乞神)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
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      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "literally: be possessed by a hungry ghost",
          "roman": "geolsindeullida",
          "word": "걸신들리다: be ravenous"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hungry ghost, hungry spirit, hungry demon"
      ],
      "id": "en-걸신-ko-noun-VW0uI6xv",
      "links": [
        [
          "hungry",
          "hungry"
        ],
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          "ghost",
          "ghost"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kʌ̹ɭɕ͈in]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "걸씬"
    },
    {
      "other": "[걸씬]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "걸신"
}

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{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "literally: be possessed by a hungry ghost",
      "roman": "geolsindeullida",
      "word": "걸신들리다: be ravenous"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "乞神"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "乞",
        "2": "beg",
        "3": "神",
        "4": "supernatural being"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean word from 乞 (“beg”) + 神 (“supernatural being”)",
      "name": "ko-etym-Sino"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 乞 (“beg”) + 神 (“supernatural being”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "geolsin",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "乞神",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "hanja": "乞神"
      },
      "expansion": "걸신 • (geolsin) (hanja 乞神)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Sino-Korean words"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hungry ghost, hungry spirit, hungry demon"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hungry",
          "hungry"
        ],
        [
          "ghost",
          "ghost"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kʌ̹ɭɕ͈in]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "걸씬"
    },
    {
      "other": "[걸씬]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "걸신"
}

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"걸신" meaning in Korean

Noun