kkoktu

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noun

A Korean funerary figure believed to protect, serve and care for the deceased in the immediate afterlife.

OriginKorean 꼭두 →
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Meanings

nounkkoktu (plural kkoktu)
  1. A Korean funerary figure believed to protect, serve and care for the deceased in the immediate afterlife.

    The brightly colored replica also gives an idea of how the kkoktu would have looked when they were new and makes clear how much effort went into constructing a bier.

    2007 August 17, Martha Schwendener, “Korea’s Extraordinary Send-Offs for Ordinary People”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Korean꼭두
  2. Englishkkoktu

Borrowed from Korean 꼭두 (kkokdu).

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APA

kkoktu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kkoktu

MLA

“kkoktu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kkoktu. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kkoktu,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kkoktu.

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