삼신

Korean

Etymology

삼 (sam, “placenta”) +‎ 신(神) (sin, “deity”). Later given the unetymological hanja form 三神 (literally “triple deity”), despite the fact that it is usually only one deity who is worshipped.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?samsin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?samsin
McCune–Reischauer?samsin
Yale Romanization?samsin

Noun

삼신 • (samsin) (hanja 三神)

  1. (shamanism) [~할머니] the usually female deity of childbirth, often depicted as a crone
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