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

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠mɕʰin]
• Phonetic hangul: [삼신]

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