애동제자

Korean

Etymology

애 (ae, “child”) +‎ 동(童) (dong, “child”, Sino-Korean morpheme) +‎ 제자(弟子) (jeja, “disciple”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɛ(ː)do̞ŋd͡ʑe̞d͡ʑa̠] ~ [ˈe̞(ː)do̞ŋd͡ʑe̞d͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [애(ː)동제자/에(ː)동제자]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

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

Noun

애동제자 • (aedongjeja)

1. (shamanism) a novice priest or shaman, who has just been initiated and is still being educated

   Synonyms: 선무당 (seonmudang), 신자식(神子息) (sinjasik( 神子息 ))

   Hypernyms: 무속인(巫俗人) (musogin), 무당(巫堂) (mudang); see also Thesaurus:무속인

   • 2019, “송파구 용한 점집 애동제자 '별상아씨당' 사람들에게 시원한 해결방안 제시 [songpagu yonghan jeomjip aedongjeja byeolsang'assidang saramdeurege siwonhan haegyeolbang'an jesi]”, in JoongAng Ilbo‎^[1]:

     맑은 기운의 신내림을 받은지 얼마 안된 무속인 '애동제자'를 고집하는 이들의 수요 또한 적지 않은 것으로 알려졌다.

     Malgeun giun-ui sinnaerim-eul badeunji eolma andoen musogin aedongjeja -reul gojiphaneun i-deur-ui suyo ttohan jeokji aneun geos-euro allyeojeotda.

     It has been reported that demand is also not insignificant among those who insist on [consulting the ritual advice of] aedongjeja: Korean shamanic practitioners who have only recently undergone their first trance possession, possessing a clean sort of [divine] energy.

Usage notes

Preferred nowadays over older 선무당 (seonmudang, “novice shaman”) because the latter word came to take on demeaning connotations.