Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from (shaman) + (custom)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmu(ː)sʰo̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?musok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?musog
McCune–Reischauer?musok
Yale Romanization?mūsok

Noun

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무속 (musok) (hanja 巫俗)

  1. shamanism