걸신

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 乞 (“beg”) + 神 (“supernatural being”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʌ̹ɭɕ͈in]
• Phonetic hangul: [걸씬]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geolsin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geolsin
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏlssin
Yale Romanization?	kelqsin

Noun

걸신 • (geolsin) (hanja 乞神)

1. hungry ghost, hungry spirit, hungry demon

Derived terms

• 걸신들리다 (geolsindeullida): be ravenous (literally: be possessed by a hungry ghost)