View source for 스승

==Korean==

===Etymology===
{{ko-etym-native|ss|스스ᇰ|sùsùng|hangul=y}}

Beyond the Hangul sources, apparently from a first-century Korean royal title which was transcribed in {{ncog|ltc|-}} as {{ltc-l|次次雄}}, which is explicitly said to have meant "shaman" in {{inh|ko|oko|-}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{ko-IPA}}
* {{ko-tone|LH_reg}}

===Noun===
{{ko-noun}}

# [[mentor]], [[instructor]], [[guide]] (in [[life]])
#: {{ux|ko|[[어머니]][[-는]] [[제]] [[인생]][[-의]] '''스승'''[[-이다|-입니다]].|t=My mother is the '''mentor''' of my life.}}
# {{lb|ko|North|_|Pyongan|Hamgyeong|Koryo-mar}} [[shaman]]
#: {{syn|ko|무속인(巫俗人)|무당|Thesaurus:무속인}}

====See also====
* {{m|ko|선생(先生)|t=teacher}}