"무녀" meaning in Korean

See 무녀 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈmu(ː)ɲʌ̹] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: munyeo [romanization], 巫女 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 巫女, from 巫 (“shaman”) + 女 (“woman”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|ko|巫女}}, {{ko-etym-sino|巫|shaman|女|woman}} Sino-Korean word from 巫女, from 巫 (“shaman”) + 女 (“woman”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=巫女}} 무녀 • (munyeo) (hanja 巫女)
  1. shamaness, female shaman; female priestess of Korean shamanism, the indigenous religion of the country Synonyms: 무속인 (alt: 巫俗人), 무당 (alt: 巫堂), 만신 (alt: 萬神)
    Sense id: en-무녀-ko-noun-NPCIL-wF Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sino-Korean words, Occupations, People, Shamanism Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 64 28 8 Disambiguation of Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable: 66 22 12 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 81 12 7 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 76 18 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 28 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 41 7 Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 65 22 13 Disambiguation of Occupations: 52 32 16 Disambiguation of People: 46 54 0 Disambiguation of Shamanism: 100 0 0
  2. miko; unmarried Shinto priestess or shrine maiden
    Sense id: en-무녀-ko-noun-NHJBfhhi Categories (other): People, Shinto Disambiguation of People: 46 54 0 Disambiguation of Shinto: 6 90 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ˈmu(ː)ɲʌ̹] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: munyeo [romanization], 舞女 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 舞女, from 舞 (“dance”) + 女 (“woman”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|ko|舞女}}, {{ko-etym-sino|舞|dance|女|woman}} Sino-Korean word from 舞女, from 舞 (“dance”) + 女 (“woman”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=舞女}} 무녀 • (munyeo) (hanja 舞女)
  1. (formal or historical) female dancer, especially in traditional East Asia Tags: formal, historical
    Sense id: en-무녀-ko-noun-xjPn~u-h
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "alt": "萬神",
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